Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in South America

South America: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 45.68 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
45.68 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
52.78 %
in 2000
All-time low
43.28 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in South America, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 52.8 %2001: 48.2 %2002: 47.3 %2003: 47.8 %2004: 47.1 %2005: 46.1 %2006: 46.6 %2007: 46.8 %2008: 48.2 %2009: 49.6 %2010: 49.6 %2011: 49.4 %2012: 48.6 %2013: 48.8 %2014: 48.7 %2015: 48 %2016: 48.2 %2017: 47.7 %2018: 47.3 %2019: 47.1 %2020: 45.2 %2021: 43.3 %2022: 43.8 %2023: 45.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in South America is 45.68 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in South America peaked at 52.78 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.28 %, in 2021.

That places South America 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in South America, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in South America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.78 %
2001 48.2 % -8.7%
2002 47.28 % -1.9%
2003 47.79 % +1.1%
2004 47.12 % -1.4%
2005 46.11 % -2.1%
2006 46.6 % +1.1%
2007 46.81 % +0.5%
2008 48.19 % +2.9%
2009 49.63 % +3.0%
2010 49.56 % -0.1%
2011 49.39 % -0.3%
2012 48.6 % -1.6%
2013 48.81 % +0.4%
2014 48.68 % -0.3%
2015 47.95 % -1.5%
2016 48.18 % +0.5%
2017 47.73 % -0.9%
2018 47.32 % -0.9%
2019 47.12 % -0.4%
2020 45.21 % -4.1%
2021 43.28 % -4.3%
2022 43.77 % +1.1%
2023 45.68 % +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.05 % 46.11 % 52.78 % 10
2010s 48.33 % 47.12 % 49.56 % 10
2020s 44.48 % 43.28 % 45.68 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in South America?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in South America was 45.68 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 52.78 % in 2000.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 43.28 % in 2021.
How does South America rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
South America ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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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.