Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 58.93 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
58.93 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
60.69 %
in 2010
All-time low
58.09 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 58.3 %2001: 58.3 %2002: 58.1 %2003: 58.2 %2004: 58.9 %2005: 59 %2006: 58.6 %2007: 58.4 %2008: 58.7 %2009: 60.5 %2010: 60.7 %2011: 60.5 %2012: 59.9 %2013: 60.2 %2014: 60.7 %2015: 60.1 %2016: 59.7 %2017: 59.7 %2018: 59.5 %2019: 59.6 %2020: 58.8 %2021: 59.3 %2022: 58.8 %2023: 58.9 %

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 Northern Europe is 58.93 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe peaked at 60.69 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58.09 %, in 2002.

Northern Europe ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 58.3 %
2001 58.26 % -0.1%
2002 58.09 % -0.3%
2003 58.24 % +0.3%
2004 58.94 % +1.2%
2005 58.96 % +0.0%
2006 58.57 % -0.7%
2007 58.38 % -0.3%
2008 58.71 % +0.6%
2009 60.54 % +3.1%
2010 60.69 % +0.2%
2011 60.51 % -0.3%
2012 59.89 % -1.0%
2013 60.25 % +0.6%
2014 60.66 % +0.7%
2015 60.14 % -0.9%
2016 59.69 % -0.7%
2017 59.69 % +0.0%
2018 59.55 % -0.2%
2019 59.61 % +0.1%
2020 58.76 % -1.4%
2021 59.31 % +0.9%
2022 58.82 % -0.8%
2023 58.93 % +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.7 % 58.09 % 60.54 % 10
2010s 60.07 % 59.55 % 60.69 % 10
2020s 58.95 % 58.76 % 59.31 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Europe was 58.93 % 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 60.69 % in 2010.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 58.09 % in 2002.
How does Northern Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Northern Europe 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 Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.