Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Europe
Western Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 39.85 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 39.85 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe peaked at 43.4 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39.29 %, in 2021.
Western Europe ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.07 % | — |
| 2001 | 42.33 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.81 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.37 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.48 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 42.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.14 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 41.68 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.38 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.19 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 41.54 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.45 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.08 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.31 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.87 % | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 39.29 % | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 40.21 % | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39.85 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2 % | 41.37 % | 43.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.49 % | 40.9 % | 42.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8 % | 39.29 % | 40.21 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe was 39.85 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.29 % in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Western Europe ranks 21st 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.