Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World
World: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 26.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World is 26.5 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World peaked at 39.59 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.35 %, in 2019.
That places World 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.59 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.21 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.88 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.33 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 37.25 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 36.28 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 35.24 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.29 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.67 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 33.21 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.73 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 30.92 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.15 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.23 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 28.54 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.05 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.51 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.89 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.35 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 26.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.5 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.59 % | 33.21 % | 39.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2 % | 26.35 % | 32.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8 % | 26.5 % | 27.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 4 Madagascar 69.89 % compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 54.49 % compare
- 5 Uganda 65.89 % compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 62.21 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 48.39 % compare
- 7 Ethiopia 62.17 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 37.65 % compare
- 8 Mali 62.08 % compare
- 9 Eritrea 56.36 % compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.98 % compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25.07 % compare
- 10 Zambia 55.97 % compare
- 10 Caribbean 19.17 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in World was 26.5 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 39.59 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.35 % in 2019.
- How does World rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- World 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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 — 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.