Gender gap in earnings of employees in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National by country
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...
What the numbers show
Gender gap in earnings of employees in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 0.82 % in Mali; the lowest is -1.45 % in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.04 %, and the mean is 0.0296 %.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 550.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 900.0%).
Gender gap in earnings of employees in agriculture — Value — All age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 0.82 % | 2018 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 0.21 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0.36 % | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.14 % | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0.33 % | 2014 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.12 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Myanmar | 0.31 % | 2020 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | -0.04 % | 2024 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 0.29 % | 2017 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0.29 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.17 % | 2020 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Bhutan | 0.28 % | 2022 | — | falling |
| 7 | India | 0.28 % | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 0.25 % | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 0.22 % | 2021 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Cambodia | 0.2 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 0.12 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 0.12 % | 2021 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 15 | Thailand | 0.1 % | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 16 | Peru | 0.08 % | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 0.07 % | 2020 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 0.06 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.05 % | 2007 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Panama | 0.05 % | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.04 % | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.04 % | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 0.04 % | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Greece | 0.02 % | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | -0.01 % | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | -0.04 % | 2023 | down 500.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | -0.05 % | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | -0.06 % | 2024 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Costa Rica | -0.07 % | 2024 | down 275.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.08 % | 2023 | down 900.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | -0.08 % | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | -0.09 % | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | -0.1 % | 2024 | down 242.9% | volatile |
| 36 | France | -0.11 % | 2020 | down 466.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | -0.18 % | 2023 | down 550.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | -0.18 % | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Mongolia | -0.19 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.2 % | 2024 | down 433.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | -0.29 % | 2023 | down 583.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | -0.37 % | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | -1.45 % | 2018 | down 291.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 0.23 %
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.