Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Western Asia
Western Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 68.29 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 68.29 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Asia peaked at 68.29 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.47 %, in 2002.
That places Western Asia 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.05 % | — |
| 2001 | 60.02 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.47 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62.14 % | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 62.43 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.74 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.47 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.18 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.59 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.33 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.89 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.64 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.32 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.25 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.29 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.68 % | 59.47 % | 63.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.28 % | 63.66 % | 66.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4 % | 66.73 % | 68.29 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.86 % compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 92.72 % compare
- 10 Honduras 92.13 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 53.79 % compare
- 11 Afghanistan 91.63 % compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 53.3 % compare
- 12 Yemen 91.23 % compare
- 13 Bahamas 89.86 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 52.24 % compare
- 14 Lebanon 88.88 % compare
- 14 Melanesia 51.18 % compare
- 15 Malta 87.71 % compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 49.74 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Asia was 68.29 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.29 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.47 % in 2002.
- How does Western Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.