Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in South America
South America: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 22.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 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: total employment in in South America stood at 22.9 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in South America peaked at 32.96 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.04 %, in 2022.
South America ranks 10th 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: Total employment in in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.96 % | — |
| 2001 | 30.74 % | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 31.38 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.98 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 30.66 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.36 % | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 28.94 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.12 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.74 % | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.78 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.16 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.64 % | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.04 % | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.52 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.28 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.48 % | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 23.28 % | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 22.04 % | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9 % | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.08 % | 28.3 % | 32.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.08 % | 24.28 % | 27.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.43 % | 22.04 % | 25.48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 7 Cabo Verde 25.89 % compare
- 7 Palestine 73.9 % compare
- 8 Oman 73.87 % compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 73.75 % compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.26 % compare
- 10 Qatar 71.9 % compare
- 11 Kuwait 71.89 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.4 % compare
- 12 Egypt 71.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 71.47 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in South America?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in South America was 22.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 32.96 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.04 % in 2022.
- How does South America rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- South America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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: Total employment in 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.