Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 36.3 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 36.3 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea peaked at 38.16 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36.02 %, in 2001.
Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.07 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.88 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 36.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.74 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 37.06 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 37.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.78 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.47 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.94 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.62 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 38.16 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.77 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.12 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.85 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.44 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.13 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.42 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 36.67 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.3 % | -1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 36.3 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 36.3 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.52 %, 72% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 % | 36.02 % | 37.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.02 % | 36.13 % | 38.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.49 % | 36.3 % | 36.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Papua New Guinea was 36.3 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.16 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.02 % in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.