Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia
Western Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 29.02 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 29.02 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia peaked at 31.91 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.92 %, in 2014.
That places Western Asia 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.73 % | — |
| 2001 | 31.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.96 % | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 28.63 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.38 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 28.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.47 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.67 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 28.46 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.26 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.92 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.14 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.48 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.13 % | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.83 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.41 % | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.08 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.02 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.81 % | 28.18 % | 31.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.34 % | 27.92 % | 29.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.09 % | 28.83 % | 29.41 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 27 Japan 50.44 % compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.34 % compare
- 28 Madagascar 50.34 % compare
- 29 Caribbean 29.56 % compare
- 30 Zambia 50.2 % compare
- 31 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 32 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 33 Peru 49.65 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia was 29.02 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.91 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.92 % in 2014.
- How does Western Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Western Asia ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.