Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 41.07 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
41.07 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
17th
of 31 groups
All-time high
41.91 %
in 2002
All-time low
39.31 %
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 41.7 %2001: 41.7 %2002: 41.9 %2003: 41.8 %2004: 41.1 %2005: 41 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 41.6 %2008: 41.3 %2009: 39.5 %2010: 39.3 %2011: 39.5 %2012: 40.1 %2013: 39.8 %2014: 39.3 %2015: 39.9 %2016: 40.3 %2017: 40.3 %2018: 40.5 %2019: 40.4 %2020: 41.2 %2021: 40.7 %2022: 41.2 %2023: 41.1 %

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 Northern Europe stood at 41.07 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe peaked at 41.91 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.31 %, in 2010.

That places Northern Europe 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 41.7 %
2001 41.74 % +0.1%
2002 41.91 % +0.4%
2003 41.76 % -0.4%
2004 41.06 % -1.7%
2005 41.04 % -0.0%
2006 41.43 % +1.0%
2007 41.62 % +0.5%
2008 41.29 % -0.8%
2009 39.46 % -4.4%
2010 39.31 % -0.4%
2011 39.49 % +0.5%
2012 40.11 % +1.6%
2013 39.75 % -0.9%
2014 39.34 % -1.0%
2015 39.86 % +1.3%
2016 40.31 % +1.1%
2017 40.31 % +0.0%
2018 40.45 % +0.3%
2019 40.39 % -0.1%
2020 41.24 % +2.1%
2021 40.69 % -1.3%
2022 41.18 % +1.2%
2023 41.07 % -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.3 % 39.46 % 41.91 % 10
2010s 39.93 % 39.31 % 40.45 % 10
2020s 41.05 % 40.69 % 41.24 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe was 41.07 % 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 41.91 % in 2002.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 39.31 % in 2010.
How does Northern Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.