Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in South America
South America: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 20,496 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in South America, 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: total — value in South America stood at 20,496 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in South America peaked at 21,013 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,242 1000 No, in 2000.
South America ranks 15th 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: Total — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,242 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 16,284 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 16,358 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17,018 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 18,119 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 18,752 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18,690 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,426 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18,275 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18,053 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18,292 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 18,152 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18,089 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18,200 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18,250 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18,604 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 18,789 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19,494 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 20,005 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 20,060 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18,339 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 19,943 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 21,013 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 20,496 1000 No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,522 1000 No | 15,242 1000 No | 18,752 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,793 1000 No | 18,089 1000 No | 20,060 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,948 1000 No | 18,339 1000 No | 21,013 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Brazil 6,883 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,200 1000 No compare
- 13 Madagascar 6,623 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 187.17 1000 No compare
- 14 Mozambique 6,496 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 11.56 1000 No compare
- 15 Mexico 6,033 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 9.28 1000 No compare
- 16 Angola 5,058 1000 No compare
- 17 Myanmar 4,928 1000 No compare
- 18 Japan 4,766 1000 No compare
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- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in South America?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in South America was 20,496 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: total — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,013 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,242 1000 No in 2000.
- How does South America rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- South America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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: Total — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.