Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Americas
Americas: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 23.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Americas, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Americas stood at 23.72 %.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Americas peaked at 24.08 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.71 %, in 2000.
Americas ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.71 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.77 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 22.12 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.42 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.92 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.64 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.09 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.41 % | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 21.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.73 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.52 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 21.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.58 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.75 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.04 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.21 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.08 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.97 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.72 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.11 % | 20.71 % | 22.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.68 % | 21.35 % | 22.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.74 % | 23.21 % | 24.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
- 25 Congo 49.54 % compare
- 25 Caribbean 24.79 % compare
- 26 Zambia 49.11 % compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 23.47 % compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 48.63 % compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 47.94 % compare
- 29 Niger 47.93 % compare
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2632 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.5941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Americas?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Americas was 23.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 24.08 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.71 % in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Americas ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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.