Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems in Jordan
Jordan: Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems was 13.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems in Jordan, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems in Jordan is 13.4 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
That places Jordan 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.93 % | — |
| 2018 | 7.77 % | -39.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8 % | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 10.46 % | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 12.86 % | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 13.4 % | +4.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 13.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.585 %. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.83 % | 7.77 % | 12.93 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.24 % | 10.46 % | 13.4 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 1 Grenada 23.29 % compare
- 1 Viet Nam 1.79 % compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -4.42 % compare
- 3 South Africa 4.95 % compare
- 3 Türkiye -21.96 % compare
- 4 Botswana 4.38 % compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 4.17 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems in Jordan?
- Gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems in Jordan was 13.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 % in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems?
- Jordan ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in informal employment by industry: agrifood systems rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems — Value — 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.