Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 52.26 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
52.26 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
54.85 %
in 2007
All-time low
52.26 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 54.4 %2001: 54.1 %2002: 53.9 %2003: 54 %2004: 54.4 %2005: 54.5 %2006: 54.7 %2007: 54.9 %2008: 54.8 %2009: 54.6 %2010: 54.3 %2011: 54 %2012: 53.5 %2013: 53.7 %2014: 53.9 %2015: 54.1 %2016: 54.1 %2017: 54.1 %2018: 53.8 %2019: 53.6 %2020: 53.8 %2021: 53 %2022: 52.4 %2023: 52.3 %

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 52.26 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia peaked at 54.85 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.26 %, in 2023.

That places Eastern Asia 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 54.37 %
2001 54.13 % -0.4%
2002 53.88 % -0.5%
2003 54.02 % +0.3%
2004 54.38 % +0.7%
2005 54.52 % +0.3%
2006 54.71 % +0.3%
2007 54.85 % +0.3%
2008 54.75 % -0.2%
2009 54.57 % -0.3%
2010 54.3 % -0.5%
2011 54.05 % -0.5%
2012 53.45 % -1.1%
2013 53.66 % +0.4%
2014 53.93 % +0.5%
2015 54.1 % +0.3%
2016 54.13 % +0.1%
2017 54.07 % -0.1%
2018 53.82 % -0.5%
2019 53.64 % -0.3%
2020 53.83 % +0.4%
2021 52.96 % -1.6%
2022 52.38 % -1.1%
2023 52.26 % -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.42 % 53.88 % 54.85 % 10
2010s 53.91 % 53.45 % 54.3 % 10
2020s 52.86 % 52.26 % 53.83 % 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 22 Guam 80.88 % compare
  2. 23 Tunisia 80.29 % compare
  3. 24 Côte d'Ivoire 52.39 % compare
  4. 24 Libya 79.58 % compare
  5. 25 Sudan 79.42 % compare
  6. 26 Samoa 79.38 % compare
  7. 27 Malta 79.28 % compare
  8. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 78.77 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Asia was 52.26 % 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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 54.85 % in 2007.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.26 % in 2023.
How does Eastern Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Eastern Asia ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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 — 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.