Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Yemen
Yemen: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 91.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen stood at 91.23 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen peaked at 91.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.1 %, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 12th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 63.71 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.37 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.35 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 68.29 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 70.2 % | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.24 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 74.25 % | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 76.43 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 78.24 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 81.66 % | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 83.97 % | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 85.94 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 87.87 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.89 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.35 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.23 % | +0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 91.23 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.88 %, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 91.23 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.88 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.45 % | 63.1 % | 76.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8 % | 78.24 % | 90.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.78 % | 90.35 % | 91.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen was 91.23 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 91.23 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1 % in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Yemen ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.