Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Melanesia

Melanesia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 46.58 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
46.58 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 19 countries
All-time high
56.93 %
in 2000
All-time low
46.58 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 56.9 %2001: 56.8 %2002: 56.9 %2003: 56.8 %2004: 56.9 %2005: 56.5 %2006: 56.5 %2007: 56.3 %2008: 56.2 %2009: 56.1 %2010: 55.8 %2011: 55 %2012: 54.1 %2013: 53 %2014: 52.3 %2015: 51.5 %2016: 50.8 %2017: 50.1 %2018: 49.5 %2019: 48.8 %2020: 48.3 %2021: 47.5 %2022: 47.2 %2023: 46.6 %

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 46.58 % 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Melanesia peaked at 56.93 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.58 %, in 2023.

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 Melanesia, 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 Melanesia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 56.93 %
2001 56.77 % -0.3%
2002 56.89 % +0.2%
2003 56.75 % -0.2%
2004 56.88 % +0.2%
2005 56.54 % -0.6%
2006 56.5 % -0.1%
2007 56.28 % -0.4%
2008 56.23 % -0.1%
2009 56.09 % -0.2%
2010 55.81 % -0.5%
2011 54.99 % -1.5%
2012 54.09 % -1.6%
2013 53.05 % -1.9%
2014 52.27 % -1.5%
2015 51.52 % -1.4%
2016 50.82 % -1.4%
2017 50.11 % -1.4%
2018 49.53 % -1.2%
2019 48.84 % -1.4%
2020 48.31 % -1.1%
2021 47.53 % -1.6%
2022 47.18 % -0.7%
2023 46.58 % -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.59 % 56.09 % 56.93 % 10
2010s 52.1 % 48.84 % 55.81 % 10
2020s 47.4 % 46.58 % 48.31 % 4

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  6. 16 Belize 84.75 % compare
  7. 17 Bahrain 84.65 % compare
  8. 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.53 % compare
  9. 18 Cuba 83.39 % compare
  10. 18 Republic of Moldova 45.19 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Melanesia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Melanesia was 46.58 % 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 56.93 % in 2000.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.58 % in 2023.
How does Melanesia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Melanesia ranks 16th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia 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.