Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World
World: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 59.75 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 59.75 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World peaked at 62.55 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.75 %, in 2023.
That places World 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.15 % | — |
| 2001 | 61.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.21 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.06 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62.27 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.15 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 60.39 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 59.75 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.12 % | 60.82 % | 61.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.21 % | 61.64 % | 62.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.86 % | 59.75 % | 62.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 60.96 % compare
- 20 Seychelles 86.65 % compare
- 21 El Salvador 86.12 % compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 85.74 % compare
- 23 Puerto Rico 84.76 % compare
- 24 Belize 84.75 % compare
- 25 Mexico 84.04 % compare
- 26 Cyprus 83.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World was 59.75 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 62.55 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.75 % in 2023.
- How does World rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- World ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.