Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,862 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 1,862 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ecuador peaked at 1,910 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 866.42 1000 No, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 33rd of 136 countries 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 866.42 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,064 1000 No | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 1,039 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,016 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,188 1000 No | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 1,138 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,298 1000 No | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1,338 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,317 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,247 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,272 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,298 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,344 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1,256 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,395 1000 No | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1,459 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,629 1000 No | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1,681 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,671 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,689 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,541 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1,880 1000 No | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 1,910 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,862 1000 No | -2.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,862 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 340.2 1000 No, 5.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,862 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 761.45 1000 No, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,151 1000 No | 866.42 1000 No | 1,338 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,469 1000 No | 1,256 1000 No | 1,689 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,798 1000 No | 1,541 1000 No | 1,910 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 30 Cabo Verde 15.61 1000 No compare
- 30 Cambodia 1,962 1000 No compare
- 31 Poland 1,908 1000 No compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 1,866 1000 No compare
- 34 South Africa 1,692 1000 No compare
- 35 Mali 1,559 1000 No compare
- 36 Guatemala 1,547 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ecuador?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ecuador was 1,862 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,910 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 866.42 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.