Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 52.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan is 52.2 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan peaked at 56.08 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.91 %, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 144th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.08 % | — |
| 2001 | 55.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.15 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.12 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.91 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 53.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.91 % | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 52.75 % | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 54.22 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 55 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.59 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.99 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.2 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 49.23 % | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 49.91 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.61 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.5 % | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 52.2 % | -2.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 52.2 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 52.2 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 56.61 %, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.62 % | 53.37 % | 56.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.85 % | 48.91 % | 55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3 % | 49.61 % | 53.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 141 Cameroon 53.14 % compare
- 142 Vanuatu 52.56 % compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 52.38 % compare
- 145 Madagascar 52.17 % compare
- 146 Niger 52.07 % compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 52.06 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan was 52.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.08 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.91 % in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.