Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Maldives
Maldives: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 81 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 81 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Maldives peaked at 93.41 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.45 %, in 2019.
That places Maldives 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.39 % | — |
| 2001 | 84.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.08 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.04 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.37 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 88.82 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 90.29 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 91.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 92.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.57 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.83 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.23 % | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 85.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 80.45 % | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 80.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.66 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81 % | -0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 81 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.97 %, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 81 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 56.61 %, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.61 % | 84.03 % | 91.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6 % | 80.45 % | 93.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.87 % | 80.66 % | 81.06 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Maldives?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Maldives was 81 % 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 93.41 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.45 % in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Maldives ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.