Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 33.91 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Southern 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 Southern Asia stood at 33.91 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Southern Asia peaked at 51.69 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.91 %, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 5th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.56 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.07 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 48.44 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 47.11 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 46.33 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.31 % | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 45.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.83 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.8 % | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 43.24 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.67 % | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 40.94 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 40.23 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 39.18 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38.37 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 37.3 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35.28 % | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 34.2 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 36.68 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 35.39 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 34.05 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 33.91 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.59 % | 44.83 % | 51.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.22 % | 34.2 % | 43.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.01 % | 33.91 % | 36.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 2 Madagascar 70.82 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 63.2 % compare
- 3 Chad 70.33 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.21 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51 % compare
- 4 Ethiopia 69.22 % compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Southern Asia?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Southern Asia was 33.91 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.69 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.91 % in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.