Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 44.22 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand stood at 44.22 %.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 46.26 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.74 %, in 2004.
That places Australia and New Zealand 61st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.06 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.73 % | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 39.9 % | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 41.19 % | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 39.74 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 43.69 % | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 45.01 % | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 44.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 45.11 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.31 % | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 43.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.17 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 42.84 % | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 42.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 46.26 % | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 42.94 % | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 43.12 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.72 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 44.63 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.22 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7 % | 39.74 % | 45.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.03 % | 41.17 % | 46.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.33 % | 43.72 % | 44.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 58 Bangladesh 44.5 % compare
- 59 Slovenia 44.48 % compare
- 60 Indonesia 44.34 % compare
- 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 44.07 % compare
- 63 El Salvador 43.93 % compare
- 64 Australia 43.84 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand was 44.22 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.26 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.74 % in 2004.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 61st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.