Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 8.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2023
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 United Arab Emirates stood at 8.36 %.
That represents a change of up 76.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 155th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7.25 % | — |
| 2019 | 7.76 % | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 8.67 % | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 7.64 % | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 4.74 % | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 8.36 % | +76.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 8.36 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.31 %, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 8.36 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.58 %, 50% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5 % | 7.25 % | 7.76 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.35 % | 4.74 % | 8.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in United Arab Emirates was 8.36 % 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 % in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 155th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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.