Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia
Western Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 70.98 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 70.98 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia peaked at 72.08 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.09 %, in 2002.
Western Asia ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.27 % | — |
| 2001 | 68.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.04 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 71.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.53 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.54 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.71 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.08 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.87 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 71.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.59 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.92 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.98 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.19 % | 68.09 % | 71.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.66 % | 70.87 % | 72.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.92 % | 70.59 % | 71.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Jordan 96.08 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 92.06 % compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 92.94 % compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89.23 % compare
- 3 Algeria 91.33 % compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 83.73 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 70.44 % compare
- 4 Yemen 91.23 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 66.24 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 90.83 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 64.87 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Asia was 70.98 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.08 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.09 % in 2002.
- How does Western Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Western Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.