Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America

Northern America: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 0.76 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.76 %
Change on year
down 8.4%
Rank
15th
of 26 groups
All-time high
2.03 %
in 2000
All-time low
0.76 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America, 2000–2023

00.511.522000201120232000: 2 %2001: 1.9 %2002: 1.8 %2003: 1.2 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.2 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 0.96 %2021: 0.87 %2022: 0.83 %2023: 0.76 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America is 0.76 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America peaked at 2.03 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.76 %, in 2023.

That places Northern America 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Northern America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 2.03 %
2001 1.9 % -6.4%
2002 1.77 % -6.8%
2003 1.2 % -32.2%
2004 1.22 % +1.7%
2005 1.14 % -6.6%
2006 1.12 % -1.8%
2007 1.14 % +1.8%
2008 1.19 % +4.4%
2009 1.24 % +4.2%
2010 1.24 % +0.0%
2011 1.22 % -1.6%
2012 1.11 % -9.0%
2013 1.19 % +7.2%
2014 1.22 % +2.5%
2015 1.28 % +4.9%
2016 1.28 % +0.0%
2017 1.25 % -2.3%
2018 1.15 % -8.0%
2019 1.12 % -2.6%
2020 0.96 % -14.3%
2021 0.87 % -9.4%
2022 0.83 % -4.6%
2023 0.76 % -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.4 % 1.12 % 2.03 % 10
2010s 1.21 % 1.11 % 1.28 % 10
2020s 0.855 % 0.76 % 0.96 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America?
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Northern America was 0.76 % 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2.03 % in 2000.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.76 % in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 4,229 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.