Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Central America
Central America: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 7,178 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Central America, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Central America recorded 7,178 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America peaked at 7,178 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,461 1000 No, in 2004.
Central America ranks 19th 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: Off-farm in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,516 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 4,600 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4,546 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4,587 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4,461 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4,501 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,152 1000 No | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 4,953 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5,105 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5,155 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,114 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5,112 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,607 1000 No | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 5,574 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5,662 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,835 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,103 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 6,242 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6,408 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6,646 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 6,063 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 6,672 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 6,887 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7,178 1000 No | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,758 1000 No | 4,461 1000 No | 5,155 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,830 1000 No | 5,112 1000 No | 6,646 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,700 1000 No | 6,063 1000 No | 7,178 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America was 7,178 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: off-farm recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 7,178 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,461 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Central America rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.