Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Central America
Central America: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 10,110 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Central America, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Central America stood at 10,110 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Central America peaked at 10,565 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,911 1000 No, in 2006.
Central America ranks 16th 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,032 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 9,326 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9,325 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,129 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,922 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8,985 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8,911 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8,933 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9,079 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9,341 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9,613 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 9,869 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10,023 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9,996 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,068 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10,177 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,008 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10,474 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 10,565 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10,403 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9,879 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 10,414 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10,127 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10,110 1000 No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,098 1000 No | 8,911 1000 No | 9,341 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,120 1000 No | 9,613 1000 No | 10,565 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,133 1000 No | 9,879 1000 No | 10,414 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 13 Mexico 5,880 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 155.35 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,696 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 21.07 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 4,783 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 9.29 1000 No compare
- 16 Egypt 4,744 1000 No compare
- 17 Mozambique 4,235 1000 No compare
- 18 Afghanistan 3,575 1000 No compare
- 19 Mali 3,298 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.6948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.4841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.3419 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Central America?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Central America was 10,110 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,565 1000 No in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,911 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Central America rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Central America ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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 — Male — 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.