Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Central America
Central America: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 7,609 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Central America, 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 Central America is 7,609 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America peaked at 7,609 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,266 1000 No, in 2000.
Central America ranks 22nd 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,266 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 5,389 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5,455 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5,424 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,472 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5,791 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 6,015 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5,969 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6,003 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,064 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6,148 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,226 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6,484 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 6,495 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,719 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 6,817 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6,970 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7,065 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,110 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,530 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 6,697 1000 No | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 7,170 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 7,399 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7,609 1000 No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,685 1000 No | 5,266 1000 No | 6,064 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,756 1000 No | 6,148 1000 No | 7,530 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,219 1000 No | 6,697 1000 No | 7,609 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Central America was 7,609 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 7,609 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,266 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Central America ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.