FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in South America

South America: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 28.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.92 %
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
17th
of 31 groups
All-time high
32.67 %
in 2005
All-time low
28.37 %
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in South America, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 31.1 %2001: 31.8 %2002: 30.8 %2003: 31.6 %2004: 32.2 %2005: 32.7 %2006: 30.1 %2007: 30.5 %2008: 29.7 %2009: 28.8 %2010: 28.4 %2011: 28.5 %2012: 29.9 %2013: 30.4 %2014: 29.4 %2015: 30.2 %2016: 29.9 %2017: 31.1 %2018: 30.5 %2019: 29.9 %2020: 30.9 %2021: 31 %2022: 28.4 %2023: 28.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in South America is 28.92 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in South America peaked at 32.67 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.37 %, in 2022.

That places South America 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in South America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in South America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 31.14 %
2001 31.83 % +2.2%
2002 30.84 % -3.1%
2003 31.62 % +2.5%
2004 32.23 % +1.9%
2005 32.67 % +1.4%
2006 30.08 % -7.9%
2007 30.54 % +1.5%
2008 29.66 % -2.9%
2009 28.75 % -3.1%
2010 28.43 % -1.1%
2011 28.51 % +0.3%
2012 29.95 % +5.1%
2013 30.39 % +1.5%
2014 29.44 % -3.1%
2015 30.24 % +2.7%
2016 29.94 % -1.0%
2017 31.07 % +3.8%
2018 30.48 % -1.9%
2019 29.93 % -1.8%
2020 30.88 % +3.2%
2021 31.03 % +0.5%
2022 28.37 % -8.6%
2023 28.92 % +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.94 % 28.75 % 32.67 % 10
2010s 29.84 % 28.43 % 31.07 % 10
2020s 29.8 % 28.37 % 31.03 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in South America?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in South America was 28.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 32.67 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 28.37 % in 2022.
How does South America rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
South America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.