Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Melanesia

Melanesia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 63.53 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.53 %
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
2nd
of 18 countries
All-time high
63.53 %
in 2023
All-time low
56.86 %
in 2009
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Melanesia, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 59 %2001: 59.2 %2002: 58.5 %2003: 58.7 %2004: 57.9 %2005: 58.7 %2006: 58.4 %2007: 57.7 %2008: 57.4 %2009: 56.9 %2010: 57.1 %2011: 57 %2012: 57.8 %2013: 57.9 %2014: 59.5 %2015: 60.1 %2016: 60.7 %2017: 60.4 %2018: 60.4 %2019: 60.7 %2020: 60.9 %2021: 61 %2022: 60.9 %2023: 63.5 %

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 Melanesia is 63.53 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Melanesia peaked at 63.53 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.86 %, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Melanesia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 58.97 %
2001 59.2 % +0.4%
2002 58.48 % -1.2%
2003 58.71 % +0.4%
2004 57.87 % -1.4%
2005 58.72 % +1.5%
2006 58.42 % -0.5%
2007 57.73 % -1.2%
2008 57.36 % -0.6%
2009 56.86 % -0.9%
2010 57.14 % +0.5%
2011 56.99 % -0.3%
2012 57.82 % +1.5%
2013 57.88 % +0.1%
2014 59.45 % +2.7%
2015 60.12 % +1.1%
2016 60.7 % +1.0%
2017 60.37 % -0.5%
2018 60.36 % -0.0%
2019 60.72 % +0.6%
2020 60.9 % +0.3%
2021 60.96 % +0.1%
2022 60.89 % -0.1%
2023 63.53 % +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.23 % 56.86 % 59.2 % 10
2010s 59.15 % 56.99 % 60.72 % 10
2020s 61.57 % 60.89 % 63.53 % 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Tonga 82.58 % compare
  2. 1 Polynesia 78.2 % compare
  3. 2 China, mainland 75.26 % compare
  4. 3 Benin 73.84 % compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.88 % compare
  6. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 62.3 % compare
  7. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.01 % compare
  8. 4 Sierra Leone 73.31 % compare
  9. 5 Timor-Leste 61.71 % compare
  10. 5 Togo 71.52 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Melanesia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Melanesia was 63.53 % 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 63.53 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 56.86 % in 2009.
How does Melanesia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
Melanesia ranks 2nd out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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 — Female — 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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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
206 places, 4,710 data points, 2000–2023
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