Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 37.83 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Cambodia, 2000–2023
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 off-farm in Cambodia is 37.83 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Cambodia peaked at 45.09 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.83 %, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 141st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.87 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.04 % | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 39.08 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 40.38 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.95 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 42.13 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 43.17 % | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44.12 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 41.67 % | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 41.16 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 41.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.55 % | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 40.94 % | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 43.22 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 45.09 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 44.58 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 44.28 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.39 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 40.25 % | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 38.12 % | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 39.04 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 38.51 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 38.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.83 % | -0.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 37.83 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 37.83 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.52 %, 75% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.06 % | 38.04 % | 44.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.48 % | 38.12 % | 45.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.39 % | 37.83 % | 39.04 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 138 Chad 40.45 % compare
- 139 El Salvador 38.89 % compare
- 140 Namibia 37.91 % compare
- 142 Malawi 37.69 % compare
- 143 Madagascar 37.43 % compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 36.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Cambodia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Cambodia was 37.83 % 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 off-farm recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.09 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.83 % in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Cambodia ranks 141st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.