Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 55.78 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
55.78 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
114th
of 174 countries
All-time high
60.26 %
in 2004
All-time low
53.74 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 56.9 %2001: 58.3 %2002: 60.1 %2003: 58.8 %2004: 60.3 %2005: 56.3 %2006: 55 %2007: 55.7 %2008: 54.9 %2009: 56.7 %2010: 56.6 %2011: 56.7 %2012: 58.8 %2013: 57.2 %2014: 57.3 %2015: 57.1 %2016: 58.4 %2017: 53.7 %2018: 57.1 %2019: 56.9 %2020: 56.3 %2021: 55.4 %2022: 55.2 %2023: 55.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 55.78 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 60.26 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.74 %, in 2017.

That places Australia and New Zealand 114th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 56.94 %
2001 58.27 % +2.3%
2002 60.1 % +3.1%
2003 58.81 % -2.1%
2004 60.26 % +2.5%
2005 56.31 % -6.6%
2006 54.99 % -2.3%
2007 55.73 % +1.3%
2008 54.89 % -1.5%
2009 56.69 % +3.3%
2010 56.6 % -0.2%
2011 56.74 % +0.2%
2012 58.83 % +3.7%
2013 57.16 % -2.8%
2014 57.27 % +0.2%
2015 57.06 % -0.4%
2016 58.4 % +2.3%
2017 53.74 % -8.0%
2018 57.06 % +6.2%
2019 56.88 % -0.3%
2020 56.28 % -1.1%
2021 55.37 % -1.6%
2022 55.25 % -0.2%
2023 55.78 % +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.3 % 54.89 % 60.26 % 10
2010s 56.97 % 53.74 % 58.83 % 10
2020s 55.67 % 55.25 % 56.28 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 111 Australia 56.16 % compare
  2. 112 El Salvador 56.07 % compare
  3. 113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.93 % compare
  4. 115 Indonesia 55.66 % compare
  5. 116 Slovenia 55.52 % compare
  6. 117 Bangladesh 55.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Australia and New Zealand was 55.78 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 60.26 % in 2004.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 53.74 % in 2017.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 114th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 — Male — 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 — Male — 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.