Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 54.74 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 54.74 % 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in New Zealand peaked at 59.41 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 54.74 %, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 59.41 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 58.87 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 59.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.64 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 58.68 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 58.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 58.31 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.23 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 58.64 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.23 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.97 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 57.11 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.61 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.72 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.05 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 54.79 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 54.74 % | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 54.74 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.8 %, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 54.74 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.91 %, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.17 % | 56.97 % | 59.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.97 % | 55.97 % | 59.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.58 % | 54.74 % | 56.72 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in New Zealand?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in New Zealand was 54.74 % 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 59.41 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.74 % in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- New Zealand ranks 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.