Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 27.45 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.45 %
Change on year
up 9.9%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
48.09 %
in 2000
All-time low
23 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 48.1 %2001: 46.6 %2002: 46 %2003: 46 %2004: 44.3 %2005: 43.2 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 41.6 %2008: 38.8 %2009: 40.4 %2010: 40.2 %2011: 33.5 %2012: 38.1 %2013: 36.7 %2014: 37.5 %2015: 36.4 %2016: 29 %2017: 28.3 %2018: 26.9 %2019: 24.4 %2020: 25.4 %2021: 23 %2022: 25 %2023: 27.4 %

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 South-eastern Asia stood at 27.45 %.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia peaked at 48.09 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23 %, in 2021.

That places South-eastern Asia 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for 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 in South-eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 48.09 %
2001 46.64 % -3.0%
2002 45.99 % -1.4%
2003 46.03 % +0.1%
2004 44.32 % -3.7%
2005 43.24 % -2.4%
2006 41.4 % -4.3%
2007 41.6 % +0.5%
2008 38.75 % -6.9%
2009 40.44 % +4.4%
2010 40.25 % -0.5%
2011 33.51 % -16.7%
2012 38.1 % +13.7%
2013 36.7 % -3.7%
2014 37.52 % +2.2%
2015 36.39 % -3.0%
2016 28.98 % -20.4%
2017 28.32 % -2.3%
2018 26.87 % -5.1%
2019 24.39 % -9.2%
2020 25.39 % +4.1%
2021 23 % -9.4%
2022 24.97 % +8.6%
2023 27.45 % +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.65 % 38.75 % 48.09 % 10
2010s 33.1 % 24.39 % 40.25 % 10
2020s 25.2 % 23 % 27.45 % 4

Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia

  1. 4 Bangladesh 74.15 % compare
  2. 5 Afghanistan 73.42 % compare
  3. 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
  4. 6 Timor-Leste 49.19 % compare
  5. 6 Uganda 71.76 % compare
  6. 7 Madagascar 68.91 % compare
  7. 7 Melanesia 39.51 % compare
  8. 8 Pakistan 68.2 % compare
  9. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.71 % compare
  10. 9 Guinea-Bissau 67.23 % compare
  11. 10 Viet Nam 26.4 % compare
  12. 10 Zimbabwe 64.64 % compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More agriculture & rural data for South-eastern Asia

All data for South-eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia?
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia was 27.45 % 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 South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 48.09 % in 2000.
What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 23 % in 2021.
How does South-eastern Asia rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
South-eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-eastern 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 — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-employment-in-agrifood-systems-out-of-total-employment-by-subindustry-and-sex-3/south-eastern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-employment-in-agrifood-systems-out-of-total-employment-by-subindustry-and-sex-3/south-eastern-asia/">Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in South-eastern Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.