Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Lebanon

Lebanon: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 11.12 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
11.12 %
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
169th
of 174 countries
All-time high
14.65 %
in 2017
All-time low
11.12 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Lebanon, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 13.3 %2001: 13.6 %2002: 13.1 %2003: 13.3 %2004: 12.8 %2005: 13.5 %2006: 13.5 %2007: 14 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 13.6 %2010: 14 %2011: 13.8 %2012: 14.1 %2013: 14 %2014: 14 %2015: 14.2 %2016: 14.4 %2017: 14.7 %2018: 14.6 %2019: 14.3 %2020: 13.5 %2021: 13.3 %2022: 13.4 %2023: 11.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 11.12 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Lebanon peaked at 14.65 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.12 %, in 2023.

That places Lebanon 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Lebanon, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 13.32 %
2001 13.55 % +1.7%
2002 13.09 % -3.4%
2003 13.26 % +1.3%
2004 12.82 % -3.3%
2005 13.48 % +5.1%
2006 13.49 % +0.1%
2007 14.01 % +3.9%
2008 13.69 % -2.3%
2009 13.62 % -0.5%
2010 14.03 % +3.0%
2011 13.75 % -2.0%
2012 14.06 % +2.3%
2013 14.04 % -0.1%
2014 14.01 % -0.2%
2015 14.19 % +1.3%
2016 14.44 % +1.8%
2017 14.65 % +1.5%
2018 14.56 % -0.6%
2019 14.34 % -1.5%
2020 13.47 % -6.1%
2021 13.29 % -1.3%
2022 13.39 % +0.8%
2023 11.12 % -17.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 11.12 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.08 %, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 11.12 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.25 %, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.43 % 12.82 % 14.01 % 10
2010s 14.21 % 13.75 % 14.65 % 10
2020s 12.82 % 11.12 % 13.47 % 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 166 United States Virgin Islands 13.13 % compare
  2. 167 Oman 13.06 % compare
  3. 168 Palestine 13.05 % compare
  4. 170 Afghanistan 9.17 % compare
  5. 171 Yemen 8.77 % compare
  6. 172 Algeria 8.67 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Lebanon?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Lebanon was 11.12 % 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 14.65 % in 2017.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 11.12 % in 2023.
How does Lebanon rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Lebanon ranks 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lebanon 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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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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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.