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 29,282 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
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 29,282 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 30,162 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28,745 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 28,745 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 29,213 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 29,443 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 29,683 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 30,092 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 30,162 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 29,814 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 29,121 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 28,912 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29,432 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29,259 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 29,337 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29,367 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29,443 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29,045 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29,235 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29,422 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29,804 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 30,145 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29,790 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 29,107 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 29,869 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 29,639 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 29,282 1000 No | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,462 1000 No | 28,745 1000 No | 30,162 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,485 1000 No | 29,045 1000 No | 30,145 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,474 1000 No | 29,107 1000 No | 29,869 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,284 1000 No compare
- 10 Myanmar 6,750 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 878.24 1000 No compare
- 11 Uganda 6,696 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,577 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 864.07 1000 No compare
- 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
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 29,282 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 30,162 1000 No in 2005.
- 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 28,745 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 down 0.5%. 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 — 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.