Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 54.34 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
54.34 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
59.95 %
in 2000
All-time low
54.34 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 60 %2001: 59.8 %2002: 59.6 %2003: 59.2 %2004: 58.9 %2005: 58.7 %2006: 58.6 %2007: 58 %2008: 57.9 %2009: 57.4 %2010: 56.9 %2011: 56.8 %2012: 57.1 %2013: 56.8 %2014: 56.5 %2015: 56.1 %2016: 56.1 %2017: 56.1 %2018: 56.2 %2019: 55.9 %2020: 55.7 %2021: 54.9 %2022: 54.8 %2023: 54.3 %

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 54.34 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 59.95 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.34 %, in 2023.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 59.95 %
2001 59.81 % -0.2%
2002 59.64 % -0.3%
2003 59.22 % -0.7%
2004 58.92 % -0.5%
2005 58.67 % -0.4%
2006 58.57 % -0.2%
2007 58.03 % -0.9%
2008 57.85 % -0.3%
2009 57.36 % -0.8%
2010 56.88 % -0.8%
2011 56.83 % -0.1%
2012 57.09 % +0.5%
2013 56.83 % -0.5%
2014 56.49 % -0.6%
2015 56.15 % -0.6%
2016 56.08 % -0.1%
2017 56.11 % +0.1%
2018 56.2 % +0.2%
2019 55.9 % -0.5%
2020 55.67 % -0.4%
2021 54.92 % -1.3%
2022 54.77 % -0.3%
2023 54.34 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.8 % 57.36 % 59.95 % 10
2010s 56.46 % 55.9 % 57.09 % 10
2020s 54.93 % 54.34 % 55.67 % 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 26 Cyprus 83.6 % compare
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  3. 28 Palestine 83.18 % compare
  4. 29 Colombia 83.14 % compare
  5. 30 Guatemala 82.49 % compare
  6. 31 French Polynesia 82 % compare
  7. 31 Trinidad and Tobago 82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 54.34 % 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 59.95 % in 2000.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 54.34 % in 2023.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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