Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 1.51 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 1.51 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.83 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.51 %, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 60th out of 139 countries 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.61 % | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 3.53 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.62 % | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.83 % | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.56 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.38 % | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 1.83 % | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 2.27 % | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.24 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.19 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.13 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.06 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.01 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.96 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.85 % | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.79 % | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.73 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.66 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.64 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.56 % | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.51 % | -3.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.51 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 %, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.51 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.36 %, 18% 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 Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -33.1% | 3.56 % | 2.38 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.02 % | 1.83 % | 3.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 % | 1.66 % | 2.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 % | 1.51 % | 1.64 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Puerto Rico?
- Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Puerto Rico was 1.51 % 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 % in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th 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 Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.