Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 84.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia stood at 84.92 %.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia peaked at 91.85 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.83 %, in 2021.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.64 % | — |
| 2001 | 91.36 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 91.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.85 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.75 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 89.97 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.41 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.09 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.11 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 84.16 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.52 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.92 % | +0.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 84.92 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.8 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 84.92 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.75 %, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.38 % | 88.7 % | 91.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.33 % | 85.11 % | 88.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.36 % | 83.83 % | 84.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 11 Timor-Leste 50.2 % compare
- 12 Egypt 85.75 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 49.35 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 48.68 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 85.74 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam 47.13 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 84.76 % compare
- 16 Belize 84.75 % compare
- 16 Melanesia 46.58 % compare
- 17 Bahrain 84.65 % compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.53 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Saudi Arabia was 84.92 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.85 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.83 % in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.