Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Canada
Canada: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,520 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Canada, 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 Canada is 1,520 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Canada peaked at 1,537 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,227 1000 No, in 2001.
Canada ranks 21st of 126 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,249 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,227 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,247 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,292 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,332 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,304 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,329 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,331 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,393 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,395 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,365 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,381 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,389 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,439 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,459 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,469 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,499 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,523 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,537 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,533 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,332 1000 No | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 1,374 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,500 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 1,520 1000 No | +1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,520 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 177.81 1000 No, 8.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,310 1000 No | 1,227 1000 No | 1,395 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,459 1000 No | 1,365 1000 No | 1,537 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,431 1000 No | 1,332 1000 No | 1,520 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Canada?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Canada was 1,520 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,537 1000 No in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,227 1000 No in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 — Male — 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.