Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 15.08 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 15.08 %.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.17 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.15 %, in 2004.
That places Saudi Arabia 161st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.36 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.64 % | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 8.71 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.87 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.15 % | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 9.25 % | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 10.03 % | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 10.83 % | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 11.07 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.28 % | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 12.76 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.86 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.59 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.01 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.86 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 11.12 % | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 11.91 % | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.89 % | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 15.84 % | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 16.17 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.48 % | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 15.08 % | -2.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 15.08 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.2 %, 41% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 15.08 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.25 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.62 % | 8.15 % | 11.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.67 % | 11.12 % | 14.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.64 % | 15.08 % | 16.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia was 15.08 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.17 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 % in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.