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

Southern Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 59.04 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
59.04 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
60.8 %
in 2020
All-time low
56.47 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 59 %2001: 58.9 %2002: 58.6 %2003: 58.1 %2004: 58.3 %2005: 57.5 %2006: 57 %2007: 56.5 %2008: 57 %2009: 57.8 %2010: 58.4 %2011: 58.7 %2012: 58.8 %2013: 59.6 %2014: 60.3 %2015: 60.3 %2016: 60 %2017: 59.9 %2018: 59.7 %2019: 59.8 %2020: 60.8 %2021: 60.2 %2022: 59.8 %2023: 59 %

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 59.04 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Southern Europe peaked at 60.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.47 %, in 2007.

Southern Europe ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Southern 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 Southern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 58.99 %
2001 58.92 % -0.1%
2002 58.63 % -0.5%
2003 58.07 % -1.0%
2004 58.33 % +0.4%
2005 57.54 % -1.4%
2006 57.04 % -0.9%
2007 56.47 % -1.0%
2008 57 % +0.9%
2009 57.78 % +1.4%
2010 58.4 % +1.1%
2011 58.73 % +0.6%
2012 58.82 % +0.2%
2013 59.57 % +1.3%
2014 60.28 % +1.2%
2015 60.33 % +0.1%
2016 60 % -0.5%
2017 59.88 % -0.2%
2018 59.72 % -0.3%
2019 59.76 % +0.1%
2020 60.8 % +1.7%
2021 60.21 % -1.0%
2022 59.76 % -0.7%
2023 59.04 % -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.88 % 56.47 % 58.99 % 10
2010s 59.55 % 58.4 % 60.33 % 10
2020s 59.95 % 59.04 % 60.8 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Southern Europe?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Southern Europe was 59.04 % 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 60.8 % in 2020.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 56.47 % in 2007.
How does Southern Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern 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.