Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 52.56 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 52.56 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Vanuatu peaked at 53.46 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.53 %, in 2006.
That places Vanuatu 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.56 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.14 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.88 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.53 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.95 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.41 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.25 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 51.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.63 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.03 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.46 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.43 % | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.07 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 52.47 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 52.56 % | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 52.56 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 52.56 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.95 %, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.16 % | 49.53 % | 50.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.12 % | 51.25 % | 53.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.13 % | 51.07 % | 52.56 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 53.48 % compare
- 140 Namibia 53.24 % compare
- 141 Cameroon 53.14 % compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 52.38 % compare
- 144 Bhutan 52.2 % compare
- 145 Madagascar 52.17 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Vanuatu?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Vanuatu was 52.56 % 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 53.46 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.53 % in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Vanuatu ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.