Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Europe
Western Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 60.15 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Europe, 2000–2023
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 Western Europe is 60.15 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe peaked at 60.71 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.6 %, in 2007.
Western Europe ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.93 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.63 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.52 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 57.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.86 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 58.32 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 58.62 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.81 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 58.46 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.17 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.92 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 58.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.69 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.13 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 60.71 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.79 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 60.15 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8 % | 56.6 % | 58.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.51 % | 57.81 % | 59.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2 % | 59.79 % | 60.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Oman 86.94 % compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 86.87 % compare
- 10 Kuwait 85.95 % compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.13 % compare
- 10 Qatar 85.95 % compare
- 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 Saudi Arabia 84.92 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam 47.13 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Western Europe was 60.15 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.71 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6 % in 2007.
- How does Western Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Western Europe ranks 11th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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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.