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 46,297 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
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 46,297 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% 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 46,393 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34,081 1000 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34,081 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 34,918 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 35,177 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 36,317 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 38,210 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 39,181 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 40,091 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 39,598 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 40,191 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 40,202 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,552 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 40,520 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 40,579 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40,736 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 41,483 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 42,145 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 42,956 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 44,409 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 45,197 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 46,096 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40,702 1000 No | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 43,957 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 46,393 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 46,297 1000 No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,797 1000 No | 34,081 1000 No | 40,202 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,467 1000 No | 40,520 1000 No | 46,096 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,337 1000 No | 40,702 1000 No | 46,393 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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
- 11 Japan 7,426 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 398.54 1000 No compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,871 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 87.02 1000 No compare
- 13 Egypt 4,431 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 12.3 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 46,297 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 46,393 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 34,081 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 10th 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 13.7%. 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 — 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.