Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Americas
Americas: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 64,837 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Americas, 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: off-farm in Americas stood at 64,837 1000 No.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Americas peaked at 65,436 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51,446 1000 No, in 2002.
Americas ranks 7th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,296 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 52,143 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 51,446 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 52,757 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 54,682 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 55,906 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 56,973 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56,555 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57,272 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 57,074 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57,352 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57,649 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58,232 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 58,698 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59,311 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60,220 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61,481 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 63,107 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 64,059 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 65,436 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 57,043 1000 No | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 61,392 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 64,604 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 64,837 1000 No | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,710 1000 No | 51,446 1000 No | 57,272 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,554 1000 No | 57,352 1000 No | 65,436 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,969 1000 No | 57,043 1000 No | 64,837 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Indonesia 36,306 1000 No compare
- 5 Pakistan 14,500 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 5,134 1000 No compare
- 6 Bangladesh 13,338 1000 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,627 1000 No compare
- 7 Brazil 13,147 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,780 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 10,269 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,614 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 9,233 1000 No compare
- 10 Philippines 9,174 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 769.49 1000 No compare
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2632 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -0.3485 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Americas?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Americas was 64,837 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 65,436 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,446 1000 No in 2002.
- How does Americas rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 — 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.