Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 53,593 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean is 53,593 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 54,424 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47,825 1000 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,825 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 48,762 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 49,442 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50,213 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51,882 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 52,403 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52,180 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 51,170 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 51,159 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,740 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51,560 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 51,675 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51,364 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51,539 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51,567 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51,994 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 52,640 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 53,640 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54,249 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54,424 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50,958 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 53,124 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 53,952 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 53,593 1000 No | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,677 1000 No | 47,825 1000 No | 52,403 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,465 1000 No | 51,364 1000 No | 54,424 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,907 1000 No | 50,958 1000 No | 53,952 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,477 1000 No compare
- 10 Thailand 11,401 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,435 1000 No compare
- 11 Mexico 11,233 1000 No compare
- 12 Egypt 8,854 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,145 1000 No compare
- 13 Myanmar 8,688 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 188.67 1000 No compare
- 14 Uganda 7,669 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 22.66 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 6,654 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 14.2 1000 No compare
- 16 Madagascar 6,534 1000 No compare
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- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Latin America and the Caribbean was 53,593 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 54,424 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,825 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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: Total — Value — Male — 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.