Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture by country
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...
What the numbers show
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 77.89 % in Burundi; the lowest is 0.08 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.11 %, and the mean is 22.69 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 974.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 131 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 354.8%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 52.7%).
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 77.89 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69.44 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 70.82 % | 2023 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 63.2 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 70.33 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 51.21 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 69.22 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 63.89 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 6 | Mali | 61.28 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 47.72 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 60.51 % | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Melanesia | 36.04 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.57 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 8 | Caribbean | 24.27 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.72 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 27.54 % | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 10 | Eritrea | 53.98 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23.18 % | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 51.14 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 11 | Polynesia | 17.11 % | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 51.01 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 12 | Micronesia | 14.1 % | 2023 | up 354.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 49.92 % | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.98 % | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 49.32 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 48.62 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 15 | Cabo Verde | 13.44 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 48.42 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 46.93 % | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 46.07 % | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 42.97 % | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 42.61 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 42.16 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 41.71 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 41.4 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kenya | 40.5 % | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 25 | Nigeria | 40.17 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 39.85 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 27 | Liberia | 39.64 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 37.22 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bhutan | 37.17 % | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 30 | Fiji | 37.02 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 31 | India | 36.56 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan | 36.25 % | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 36.16 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 34 | Congo | 35.87 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 35 | Samoa | 35.71 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritania | 34.61 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | Comoros | 34.52 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 34.31 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Tonga | 32.29 % | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 40 | Georgia | 31.98 % | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 31.04 % | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 42 | Thailand | 30.82 % | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 30.8 % | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 29.81 % | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 29.66 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 46 | Honduras | 29.35 % | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 47 | Somalia | 28.84 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 28.71 % | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 49 | Indonesia | 28.37 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 50 | Mongolia | 28.07 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 27.77 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 52 | Albania | 26.42 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 25.75 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 54 | China, mainland | 25.38 % | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 23.88 % | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 23.82 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 23.81 % | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 58 | Armenia | 22.95 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 22.92 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 60 | Cuba | 22.23 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 61 | Jamaica | 19.66 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 19.04 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 63 | El Salvador | 18.87 % | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 64 | Colombia | 18.24 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 18.14 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 17.7 % | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 17.1 % | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 68 | Gambia | 16.81 % | 2023 | down 42.5% | flat |
| 68 | Ukraine | 16.81 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 70 | Eswatini | 16.47 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 16.18 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 15.75 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 15.57 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 74 | Mexico | 14.89 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.19 % | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 76 | Tunisia | 13.77 % | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.36 % | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.83 % | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Maldives | 12.62 % | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 12.17 % | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 11.48 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus | 11.34 % | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 83 | Uruguay | 10.91 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 84 | Brazil | 10.45 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 85 | Grenada | 10.36 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 10.31 % | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 87 | Poland | 8.51 % | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 88 | Chile | 8.44 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 8.12 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 7.78 % | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 91 | Iraq | 7.64 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 92 | Latvia | 7.36 % | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 7.08 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Ireland | 6.73 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 95 | Palestine | 6.59 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 96 | South Africa | 5.99 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 97 | Lithuania | 5.77 % | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Korea | 5.77 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 99 | Mauritius | 5.51 % | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 100 | Hungary | 5.34 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 5.15 % | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 102 | Seychelles | 5 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 4.95 % | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 104 | Iceland | 4.9 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 105 | Spain | 4.41 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 106 | Italy | 4.22 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 107 | Lebanon | 4.21 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 4.11 % | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 109 | Slovakia | 3.9 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 110 | Jordan | 3.86 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 111 | Portugal | 3.78 % | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 3.49 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 113 | Estonia | 3.47 % | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 113 | Japan | 3.47 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 115 | Cyprus | 3.34 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 116 | Norway | 3.21 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 117 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.16 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 118 | Austria | 3.15 % | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 119 | French Polynesia | 3.01 % | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 120 | France | 2.99 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 121 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.97 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 122 | Switzerland | 2.64 % | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 123 | Denmark | 2.63 % | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 124 | Australia | 2.46 % | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 125 | Guam | 2.45 % | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 2.39 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 2.37 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 128 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.12 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 1.91 % | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 1.86 % | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 131 | Canada | 1.85 % | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 132 | Malta | 1.53 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 133 | Germany | 1.36 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.35 % | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 135 | Belgium | 1.29 % | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 1.14 % | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 137 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 138 | Israel | 1.11 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 139 | Singapore | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 60.43 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50 %
- Africa 44.78 %
- Western Africa 44.25 %
- Middle Africa 50.64 %
- Southern Asia 33.91 %
- South-eastern Asia 28.5 %
- World 25.68 %
- Asia 27.8 %
- Eastern Asia 23.36 %
- Central Asia 21.91 %
- Central America 18.73 %
- Northern Africa 17.42 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15.95 %
- South America 13.93 %
- Chagai 3.01 %
- Americas 10.65 %
- Western Asia 10.6 %
- Oceania 9.74 %
- Eastern Europe 9.15 %
- Southern Africa 8.68 %
- Southern Europe 5.99 %
- Europe 5.47 %
- Northern Europe 2.2 %
- Western Europe 2.07 %
- Northern America 1.87 %
- United States of America 1.87 %
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.