Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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...

Countries reporting
152
Highest
92.8 %
Burundi
Lowest
0.07 %
United Arab Emirates
Median
11.45 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,229

What the numbers show

Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 92.8 % in Burundi; the lowest is 0.07 % in United Arab Emirates.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.45 %, and the mean is 23.03 %.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,326.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 330.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 73.4%).

Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burundi 92.8 % 2023 down 1.4% falling
1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.33 % 2023 up 2.3% falling
2 Mozambique 81.68 % 2023 down 2.7% falling
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 68.35 % 2023 down 2.4% falling
3 Chad 74.28 % 2023 down 2.3% falling
3 United Republic of Tanzania 67.23 % 2023 up 7.3% falling
4 Bangladesh 74.15 % 2023 up 36.7% flat
5 Afghanistan 73.42 % 2023 up 52.3% flat
5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % 2023 up 5.7% flat
6 Uganda 71.76 % 2023 up 6.8% rising
6 Timor-Leste 49.19 % 2023 down 26.2% falling
7 Madagascar 68.91 % 2023 up 20.3% falling
7 Melanesia 39.51 % 2023 up 48.3% rising
8 Pakistan 68.2 % 2023 down 9.0% flat
9 Guinea-Bissau 67.23 % 2023 down 4.3% flat
9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.71 % 2023 down 20.4% falling
10 Zimbabwe 64.64 % 2023 up 4.4% flat
10 Viet Nam 26.4 % 2023 down 33.4% falling
11 Rwanda 63.7 % 2023 down 5.8% falling
11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 % 2023 down 28.2% falling
12 Mali 63.45 % 2023 down 13.6% rising
12 Caribbean 11.72 % 2023 down 4.8% falling
12 Polynesia 6.84 % 2023 down 17.8% falling
13 Tajikistan 63.06 % 2023 down 2.1% falling
13 Micronesia 3.93 % 2023 up 327.2% volatile
14 Zambia 62.03 % 2023 down 12.3% falling
15 India 61.94 % 2023 up 19.9% falling
16 Eritrea 58.99 % 2023 down 0.3% rising
17 Equatorial Guinea 56.53 % 2023 up 2.8% flat
18 Angola 56.52 % 2023 up 0.2% rising
19 Kenya 54.8 % 2023 down 10.4% falling
20 Burkina Faso 54.69 % 2023 down 10.3% falling
20 Cabo Verde 5.32 % 2023 down 38.7% falling
21 Bhutan 53.82 % 2023 down 18.8% falling
22 Ethiopia 52.55 % 2023 down 18.6% falling
23 Sudan 48.79 % 2022 down 3.1% falling
24 Vanuatu 46.63 % 2023 down 9.1% falling
25 Yemen 46.17 % 2023 down 12.4% falling
26 Liberia 45.81 % 2023 up 26.1% falling
27 Sierra Leone 45.03 % 2023 down 22.3% falling
28 Solomon Islands 44.48 % 2023 up 8.3% rising
29 Gambia 43.93 % 2023 up 45.6% falling
30 Georgia 41.27 % 2023 down 22.9% falling
31 Cambodia 40.43 % 2023 down 24.4% falling
32 Papua New Guinea 40.17 % 2023 up 64.4% rising
33 Albania 39.47 % 2023 down 27.4% falling
34 Congo 38.45 % 2023 up 6.0% falling
35 Myanmar 38.44 % 2023 down 23.4% falling
36 Nepal 37.56 % 2023 down 13.6% falling
37 Fiji 36.25 % 2023 up 16.2% rising
38 Benin 34.92 % 2023 up 7.7% flat
39 Armenia 34.76 % 2023 down 20.4% falling
39 Togo 34.76 % 2023 up 50.6% falling
41 Comoros 34.75 % 2023 down 10.4% falling
42 Somalia 34.72 % 2023 down 5.5% falling
43 Mauritania 30.81 % 2023 down 11.6% falling
44 Ecuador 30.57 % 2023 up 27.4% rising
45 Ghana 29.99 % 2023 down 32.3% falling
46 Indonesia 29.51 % 2023 down 18.7% falling
47 Thailand 29.36 % 2023 down 25.8% falling
48 Senegal 29.22 % 2023 down 2.6% falling
49 Mongolia 28.64 % 2023 down 20.9% falling
50 Sri Lanka 27.75 % 2023 down 20.5% falling
51 Nigeria 27.44 % 2023 down 16.2% falling
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.81 % 2023 up 12.2% falling
53 Peru 25.6 % 2023 down 1.8% falling
54 Namibia 21.96 % 2023 down 33.8% falling
55 Kyrgyzstan 21.52 % 2023 down 24.5% falling
56 Egypt 20.46 % 2023 down 53.7% falling
57 Lesotho 20.42 % 2023 up 16.1% rising
58 China, mainland 19.72 % 2023 down 27.8% falling
59 Guatemala 18.42 % 2023 up 40.8% rising
60 Philippines 18.18 % 2023 down 22.9% falling
61 Serbia 17.79 % 2023 down 34.9% falling
62 Samoa 17.14 % 2023 down 6.2% falling
63 Tonga 14.6 % 2023 up 13.0% flat
64 Iraq 14.18 % 2023 down 8.9% falling
65 Eswatini 12.9 % 2023 up 9.1% falling
66 Greece 11.46 % 2023 down 22.3% falling
67 Romania 11.43 % 2023 down 47.0% falling
68 Ukraine 11.3 % 2023 down 11.7% falling
69 Tunisia 10.11 % 2023 down 7.2% falling
70 Maldives 9.99 % 2023 up 330.6% volatile
70 Panama 9.99 % 2023 down 9.0% rising
72 Costa Rica 8.79 % 2023 up 17.0% rising
73 Botswana 8.64 % 2023 down 6.8% rising
74 Jamaica 8.48 % 2023 down 15.9% falling
75 Belarus 8.35 % 2023 up 13.0% falling
76 Poland 8.25 % 2023 down 39.6% falling
77 North Macedonia 7.75 % 2023 down 65.8% falling
78 Colombia 7.06 % 2023 down 6.0% falling
79 Cuba 6.79 % 2023 down 15.0% falling
80 Guyana 6.75 % 2023 down 23.9% falling
81 Honduras 6.5 % 2023 down 42.9% falling
82 Palestine 5.88 % 2023 down 73.4% volatile
83 Suriname 5.86 % 2023 up 11.6% rising
84 Mexico 5.81 % 2023 up 3.4% falling
85 El Salvador 5.63 % 2023 up 2.6% rising
86 Bulgaria 4.82 % 2023 down 6.4% falling
87 Uruguay 4.75 % 2023 down 7.0% falling
87 Republic of Korea 4.75 % 2023 down 16.7% falling
89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.72 % 2023 down 16.2% falling
90 South Africa 4.68 % 2023 up 10.9% falling
91 Mauritius 4.18 % 2023 down 24.7% falling
92 Brazil 4.16 % 2023 down 32.0% falling
93 Lithuania 4.06 % 2023 down 45.4% falling
94 Croatia 3.9 % 2023 down 64.5% falling
95 Slovenia 3.89 % 2023 down 59.5% falling
96 Latvia 3.86 % 2023 down 35.3% falling
97 Chile 3.19 % 2023 down 27.3% falling
98 Saint Lucia 3.13 % 2023 down 38.3% falling
99 Austria 3.07 % 2023 down 38.4% falling
100 Hungary 3.04 % 2023 down 4.4% falling
101 Italy 2.52 % 2023 down 11.0% falling
102 Japan 2.44 % 2023 down 43.0% falling
103 Grenada 2.3 % 2023 down 19.3% falling
104 Portugal 2.21 % 2023 down 53.5% volatile
105 Australia and New Zealand 2.18 % 2023 down 13.8% falling
106 Iceland 2.17 % 2023 down 22.5% falling
107 Spain 2.07 % 2023 down 25.5% falling
108 Czechia 1.97 % 2023 down 20.2% falling
109 Slovakia 1.93 % 2023 down 35.5% falling
110 Finland 1.9 % 2023 down 24.9% falling
111 France 1.84 % 2023 down 14.0% falling
112 Australia 1.71 % 2023 down 20.1% falling
113 Switzerland 1.65 % 2023 down 49.2% falling
114 Dominican Republic 1.6 % 2023 up 42.9% rising
115 Lebanon 1.52 % 2023 down 4.4% falling
116 Ireland 1.43 % 2023 down 27.8% falling
117 Estonia 1.37 % 2023 down 48.9% falling
118 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.36 % 2023 down 8.1% falling
119 Norway 1.24 % 2023 up 1.6% falling
120 New Caledonia 1.16 % 2023 down 14.7% falling
121 Denmark 1.14 % 2023 down 1.7% falling
122 Brunei Darussalam 1.13 % 2023 up 135.4% rising
123 Cyprus 1.05 % 2023 down 48.0% falling
124 Germany 0.99 % 2023 down 18.2% falling
125 Seychelles 0.98 % 2023 up 16.7% falling
126 Canada 0.95 % 2023 down 28.0% falling
127 Sweden 0.93 % 2023 down 16.2% falling
128 French Polynesia 0.85 % 2023 down 29.2% falling
129 Belgium 0.78 % 2023 down 20.4% falling
130 Guam 0.71 % 2023 down 21.1% falling
131 Luxembourg 0.69 % 2023 down 28.1% falling
132 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.54 % 2023 down 22.9% falling
133 United States Virgin Islands 0.43 % 2023 down 6.5% falling
134 Israel 0.42 % 2023 down 44.7% falling
134 Jordan 0.42 % 2023 down 57.6% falling
136 Puerto Rico 0.39 % 2023 up 14.7% rising
137 Malta 0.38 % 2023 down 29.6% falling
138 Singapore 0.08 % 2023 down 20.0% rising
139 United Arab Emirates 0.07 % 2023 down 41.7% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 4,229 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.