Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in South-eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 44.41 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.41 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
44.41 %
in 2023
All-time low
41.4 %
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in South-eastern Asia, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 43.1 %2001: 42.3 %2002: 42 %2003: 41.9 %2004: 41.6 %2005: 41.5 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 42.9 %2008: 43.2 %2009: 43.2 %2010: 43.3 %2011: 43.5 %2012: 43.7 %2013: 43.6 %2014: 43.9 %2015: 44 %2016: 43.6 %2017: 43.3 %2018: 43.6 %2019: 43.6 %2020: 43.4 %2021: 43.6 %2022: 44.4 %2023: 44.4 %

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 South-eastern Asia stood at 44.41 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in South-eastern Asia peaked at 44.41 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4 %, in 2006.

That places South-eastern Asia 10th out of 31 groups 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 South-eastern Asia, 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 South-eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 43.08 %
2001 42.29 % -1.8%
2002 42.01 % -0.7%
2003 41.86 % -0.4%
2004 41.65 % -0.5%
2005 41.54 % -0.3%
2006 41.4 % -0.3%
2007 42.89 % +3.6%
2008 43.16 % +0.6%
2009 43.2 % +0.1%
2010 43.33 % +0.3%
2011 43.5 % +0.4%
2012 43.68 % +0.4%
2013 43.6 % -0.2%
2014 43.89 % +0.7%
2015 43.98 % +0.2%
2016 43.64 % -0.8%
2017 43.32 % -0.7%
2018 43.59 % +0.6%
2019 43.65 % +0.1%
2020 43.37 % -0.6%
2021 43.65 % +0.6%
2022 44.37 % +1.6%
2023 44.41 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.31 % 41.4 % 43.2 % 10
2010s 43.62 % 43.32 % 43.98 % 10
2020s 43.95 % 43.37 % 44.41 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in South-eastern Asia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in South-eastern Asia was 44.41 % 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 South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 44.41 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.4 % in 2006.
How does South-eastern Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
South-eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South-eastern Asia 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.