Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Colombia
Colombia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 2,333 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 2,333 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Colombia peaked at 2,528 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,581 1000 No, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 13th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,581 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,734 1000 No | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,980 1000 No | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 2,056 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2,100 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,113 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,079 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,027 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,134 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2,293 1000 No | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 2,340 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2,386 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,402 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,405 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,386 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,438 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,407 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,454 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,528 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,516 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,189 1000 No | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2,275 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,304 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,333 1000 No | +1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2,333 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 218.81 1000 No, 10.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2,333 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 400.93 1000 No, 5.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,010 1000 No | 1,581 1000 No | 2,293 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,426 1000 No | 2,340 1000 No | 2,528 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,276 1000 No | 2,189 1000 No | 2,333 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Egypt 4,110 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 280.66 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 151.41 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 4,052 1000 No compare
- 12 Japan 3,400 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 33.32 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 4.91 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 1,938 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 1.59 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 1,872 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 1,760 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Colombia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Colombia was 2,333 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,528 1000 No in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,581 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.