Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia
Asia: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 27.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia stood at 27.8 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia peaked at 47.85 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.8 %, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.92 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 45.87 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 44.28 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 43.09 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.66 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 40.68 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40.26 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.26 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.84 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 37.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.67 % | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 34.88 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.5 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 32.45 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.28 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.46 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 30.29 % | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.57 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 30 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 29.22 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.81 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8 % | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.75 % | 39.26 % | 47.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.58 % | 29.57 % | 37.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.96 % | 27.8 % | 30 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 5 Mozambique 63.89 % compare
- 6 Mali 61.28 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 47.72 % compare
- 7 Uganda 60.51 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 36.04 % compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 57.57 % compare
- 8 Caribbean 24.27 % compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 54.72 % compare
- 9 Viet Nam 27.54 % compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.18 % compare
- 10 Eritrea 53.98 % compare
- 11 Zambia 51.14 % compare
- 11 Polynesia 17.11 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Asia was 27.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.85 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8 % in 2023.
- How does Asia rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Asia ranks 8th out of 14 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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. 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.