Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 38,187 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean is 38,187 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 39,208 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36,075 1000 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,075 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 37,226 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 37,697 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38,017 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 38,720 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 39,062 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 38,571 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37,596 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 37,052 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 37,371 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 37,131 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 37,180 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37,382 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37,430 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 36,872 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 37,181 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37,503 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37,999 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 38,544 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 38,166 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 37,755 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 39,208 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 38,837 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 38,187 1000 No | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,739 1000 No | 36,075 1000 No | 39,062 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,539 1000 No | 36,872 1000 No | 38,544 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,497 1000 No | 37,755 1000 No | 39,208 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,408 1000 No compare
- 10 Madagascar 10,918 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 10,858 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,688 1000 No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,631 1000 No compare
- 12 Kenya 10,417 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 9,985 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 288.83 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 9,900 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 26.95 1000 No compare
- 15 Brazil 8,031 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 11.18 1000 No compare
- 16 Mexico 6,997 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 39,094 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.12 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.69 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29,996 1000 No (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.8 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean was 38,187 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 39,208 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,075 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: 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.