Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Western Asia
Western Asia: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 15.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 15.9 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Western Asia peaked at 42.72 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.9 %, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.72 % | — |
| 2001 | 42.24 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.98 % | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 38.55 % | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 35.59 % | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 33.05 % | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.37 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 29.71 % | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 28.84 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.56 % | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 27.07 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.51 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.52 % | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.69 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.53 % | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 22.34 % | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 21.22 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 21.37 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.39 % | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 19.25 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.32 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.19 % | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9 % | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.96 % | 27.56 % | 42.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.19 % | 19.25 % | 27.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.53 % | 15.9 % | 18.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 8 Pakistan 68.2 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.71 % compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 67.23 % compare
- 10 Viet Nam 26.4 % compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 64.64 % compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 % compare
- 11 Rwanda 63.7 % compare
- 12 Mali 63.45 % compare
- 12 Caribbean 11.72 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 6.84 % compare
- 13 Tajikistan 63.06 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 3.93 % compare
- 14 Zambia 62.03 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Western Asia?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Western Asia was 15.9 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.72 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 % in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Western Asia ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.
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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.