Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total AFS in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total AFS was 24.59 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total AFS in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 24.59 % for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs in Ecuador peaked at 29.53 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.05 %, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 4th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total AFS in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.92 % | — |
| 2003 | 26.97 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.53 % | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 27.83 % | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 28.54 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 28.32 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.78 % | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 26.97 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.47 % | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 25.09 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.23 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 23.05 % | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 24.79 % | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 25.87 % | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 24.47 % | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 26.06 % | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 27.11 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.55 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.48 % | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 24.88 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.58 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.59 % | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 24.59 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57 %, 9.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 24.59 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.18 %, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.98 % | 26.78 % | 29.53 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.31 % | 23.05 % | 27.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.31 % | 24.58 % | 27.55 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Egypt 39.12 % compare
- 1 Türkiye 11.12 % compare
- 2 Bangladesh 30.18 % compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.61 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.19 % compare
- 3 Honduras 28.37 % compare
- 4 Viet Nam -1.73 % compare
- 5 Palestine, State of 23.37 % compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -6.43 % compare
- 6 Pakistan 20.52 % compare
- 7 Guatemala 19.54 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs in Ecuador?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs in Ecuador was 24.59 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.53 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.05 % in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total afs rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total AFS employment — 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.