Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 13.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 13.23 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in El Salvador peaked at 29.24 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.23 %, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 10th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.78 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 28.45 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.82 % | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 25.96 % | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9 % | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.34 % | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 23.55 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.9 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.93 % | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 21.68 % | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 20.8 % | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 22.59 % | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 21.66 % | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.14 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.43 % | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.97 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.97 % | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 18.52 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.53 % | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 16.29 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 14.41 % | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 13.23 % | -8.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.23 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.63 %, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.23 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.36 %, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 % | 22.9 % | 29.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 % | 18.52 % | 22.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.37 % | 13.23 % | 17.53 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 7 Cuba 15.44 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste -1.46 % compare
- 8 Botswana 15.18 % compare
- 8 Melanesia -3.47 % compare
- 9 Benin 13.7 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania -4.03 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -4.52 % compare
- 11 Nigeria 12.73 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -6.82 % compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 12.44 % compare
- 13 Ghana 11.42 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in El Salvador?
- Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in El Salvador was 13.23 % 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.24 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.23 % in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
- El Salvador ranks 10th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.