Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in World
World: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 42.03 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in World is 42.03 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in World peaked at 42.03 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.69 %, in 2006.
That places World 15th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 39.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.69 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.79 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.05 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 39.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.84 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.69 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.51 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 42.03 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.87 % | 39.69 % | 40.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.91 % | 39.85 % | 40.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.02 % | 39.84 % | 42.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Malawi 53.64 % compare
- 13 Benin 53.44 % compare
- 13 Kenya 53.44 % compare
- 14 Micronesia 39.53 % compare
- 15 Namibia 53.28 % compare
- 15 Türkiye 35.13 % compare
- 16 Rwanda 53.26 % compare
- 16 Polynesia 33.76 % compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.27 % compare
- 17 Uganda 52.34 % compare
- 18 Singapore 51.97 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.77 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in World?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in World was 42.03 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 42.03 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.69 % in 2006.
- How does World rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- World ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.