Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 55.93 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
55.93 %
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
113th
of 174 countries
All-time high
59.08 %
in 2010
All-time low
54.74 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 55.9 %2001: 55.7 %2002: 54.7 %2003: 56.5 %2004: 56.7 %2005: 57.4 %2006: 57.1 %2007: 57 %2008: 56.6 %2009: 59 %2010: 59.1 %2011: 58.1 %2012: 57.4 %2013: 58.2 %2014: 58.8 %2015: 58.4 %2016: 57.5 %2017: 57.7 %2018: 57.2 %2019: 57.1 %2020: 55.5 %2021: 56.1 %2022: 55.9 %2023: 55.9 %

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 55.93 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 59.08 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54.74 %, in 2002.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 55.92 %
2001 55.71 % -0.4%
2002 54.74 % -1.7%
2003 56.46 % +3.1%
2004 56.66 % +0.4%
2005 57.44 % +1.4%
2006 57.14 % -0.5%
2007 57.05 % -0.2%
2008 56.63 % -0.7%
2009 58.97 % +4.1%
2010 59.08 % +0.2%
2011 58.15 % -1.6%
2012 57.37 % -1.3%
2013 58.17 % +1.4%
2014 58.83 % +1.1%
2015 58.44 % -0.7%
2016 57.45 % -1.7%
2017 57.72 % +0.5%
2018 57.19 % -0.9%
2019 57.11 % -0.1%
2020 55.49 % -2.8%
2021 56.1 % +1.1%
2022 55.94 % -0.3%
2023 55.93 % -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.67 % 54.74 % 58.97 % 10
2010s 57.95 % 57.11 % 59.08 % 10
2020s 55.87 % 55.49 % 56.1 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 55.93 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 59.08 % in 2010.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.74 % in 2002.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.