Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 21,986 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 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: off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean is 21,986 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 22,072 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,001 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,001 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 15,369 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 15,179 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15,786 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 16,420 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 16,940 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 17,726 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 17,549 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17,944 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 17,894 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18,251 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 18,181 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18,581 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 18,639 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18,961 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19,386 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19,737 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 20,573 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 21,092 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21,462 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18,851 1000 No | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 20,703 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 22,072 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 21,986 1000 No | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,581 1000 No | 15,001 1000 No | 17,944 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,486 1000 No | 18,181 1000 No | 21,462 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,903 1000 No | 18,851 1000 No | 22,072 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 6 Thailand 5,180 1000 No compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,015 1000 No compare
- 7 Mexico 4,916 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 892.32 1000 No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 4,684 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 656.51 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,202 1000 No compare
- 10 Japan 4,026 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 488.83 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 247.13 1000 No compare
- 11 Peru 2,326 1000 No compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 2,257 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 53.7 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: off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean was 21,986 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22,072 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,001 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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: 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.