Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 6.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica stood at 6.96 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 48.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica peaked at 14.35 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.96 %, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.35 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.59 % | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6 % | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 12.17 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.07 % | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.26 % | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 7.58 % | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 8.59 % | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 8.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.58 % | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 9.29 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.21 % | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 9.43 % | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 9.25 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.88 % | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 10.69 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.35 % | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 7.55 % | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.94 % | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 13.41 % | +68.9% |
| 2023 | 6.96 % | -48.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.96 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 %, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.96 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.36 %, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +68.9% | 7.94 % | 13.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.29 % | 7.58 % | 14.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.17 % | 7.35 % | 10.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.94 % | 6.96 % | 13.41 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica?
- Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Costa Rica was 6.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 % in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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 employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.