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 8,905 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 8,905 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 9,339 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,329 1000 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,329 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 8,014 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 8,254 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8,334 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8,629 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8,900 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8,757 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8,475 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 8,139 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7,938 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 7,872 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,843 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,015 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7,988 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7,827 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 7,947 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8,082 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8,196 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8,399 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8,375 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,648 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 9,339 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 9,191 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 8,905 1000 No | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,277 1000 No | 7,329 1000 No | 8,900 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,054 1000 No | 7,827 1000 No | 8,399 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,021 1000 No | 8,648 1000 No | 9,339 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Kenya 5,634 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 824.22 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 752.27 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 5,222 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 543.97 1000 No compare
- 12 Thailand 5,037 1000 No compare
- 13 Angola 3,648 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 133.48 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 3,150 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 5.86 1000 No compare
- 15 Philippines 2,937 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.89 1000 No compare
- 16 Burundi 2,799 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 8,905 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 9,339 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 7,329 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 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.