Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize
Belize: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 6.44 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize stood at 6.44 %. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize peaked at 26.26 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.44 %, in 2022.
Belize ranks 73rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.41 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.02 % | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 17.66 % | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 20.55 % | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 26.26 % | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 24.36 % | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 22.14 % | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 20.44 % | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 19.46 % | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4 % | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9 % | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 16.91 % | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 19.06 % | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 16.63 % | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 17.01 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3 % | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 11.96 % | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 9.95 % | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 6.67 % | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 7.12 % | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.23 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.44 % | -10.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6.44 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.19 %, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6.44 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.98 %, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.17 % | 17.66 % | 26.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 % | 6.67 % | 19.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 % | 6.44 % | 7.23 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.12 % compare
- 71 Colombia 7.04 % compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 6.99 % compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.42 % compare
- 75 Australia and New Zealand 6.3 % compare
- 76 Hungary 6.11 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize was 6.44 % in 2022, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 % in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Belize ranks 73rd out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.