Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern America
Northern America: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 2,073 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 2,073 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern America peaked at 2,841 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,073 1000 No, in 2023.
That places Northern America 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,841 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,634 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 2,449 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 2,294 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,273 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,239 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,248 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,168 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,216 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,161 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,251 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,291 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,224 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,227 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,306 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,474 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 2,557 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,527 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,454 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,452 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,207 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 2,147 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,139 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,073 1000 No | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,352 1000 No | 2,161 1000 No | 2,841 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,376 1000 No | 2,224 1000 No | 2,557 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,142 1000 No | 2,073 1000 No | 2,207 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.3959 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -0.1137 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern America?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern America was 2,073 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,841 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,073 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Northern America ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.