Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in South America
South America: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 5.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in South America, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South America stood at 5.9 %.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South America peaked at 15.48 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.26 %, in 2022.
South America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 13.42 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.48 % | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 14.62 % | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.16 % | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.78 % | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 12.84 % | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.86 % | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.48 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.64 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.82 % | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 10 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.52 % | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.14 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.88 % | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.58 % | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.66 % | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 7.08 % | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.34 % | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 6.74 % | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 5.26 % | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9 % | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.39 % | 11.48 % | 15.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 % | 7.08 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.56 % | 5.26 % | 8.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Oman 65.57 % compare
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- 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 South America?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South America was 5.9 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 % in 2022.
- How does South America rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- South America ranks 16th 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 South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 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.