Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 52.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 52.8 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 64.25 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.8 %, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.25 % | — |
| 2001 | 62.93 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 62.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.55 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.75 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 59.39 % | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 63.89 % | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 61.47 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 60.46 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 59.47 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.82 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 59.09 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.39 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 56.57 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 55.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 55.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.08 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.22 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 55.27 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 55.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.88 % | 59.39 % | 64.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.71 % | 55.27 % | 59.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.68 % | 52.8 % | 55.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Türkiye 70.65 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 91.64 % compare
- 4 Pakistan 91.52 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 67.82 % compare
- 5 Bangladesh 90.98 % compare
- 6 Algeria 89.29 % compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.86 % compare
- 7 Palestine 89.08 % compare
- 8 Afghanistan 87.84 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 47.8 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 46.73 % compare
- 9 Sudan 86.36 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 52.8 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.25 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8 % in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.