Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Americas
Americas: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 6.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Americas, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 6.36 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Americas peaked at 14.22 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.36 %, in 2023.
That places Americas 15th 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.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.06 % | — |
| 2001 | 11 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.56 % | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 13.3 % | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.22 % | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 13.36 % | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9 % | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 11.44 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.08 % | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.68 % | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.08 % | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.38 % | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.94 % | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.64 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.48 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.66 % | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.82 % | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.22 % | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.28 % | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 7.62 % | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 6.92 % | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.36 % | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.16 % | 11 % | 14.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.56 % | 7.82 % | 11.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 % | 6.36 % | 9.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 12 Qatar 66.85 % compare
- 12 Caribbean 9.24 % compare
- 12 Micronesia -20.2 % compare
- 13 Oman 65.57 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam -22.37 % compare
- 14 Kuwait 64.69 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste -23.42 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic -24.02 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 63.31 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 62.08 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -25.76 % compare
- 17 Tunisia 61.11 % compare
- 17 Melanesia -27.06 % compare
- 18 Morocco 59.76 % compare
- 18 Polynesia -56.4 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Americas?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Americas was 6.36 % 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 off-farm recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.22 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 % in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Americas ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural 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.