Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Caribbean

Caribbean: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 24.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.79 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
25.55 %
in 2021
All-time low
20.73 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Caribbean, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 20.7 %2001: 21 %2002: 20.9 %2003: 21 %2004: 21.9 %2005: 22.2 %2006: 22.3 %2007: 22.5 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 22.4 %2010: 22.8 %2011: 22.8 %2012: 22.6 %2013: 22.8 %2014: 23.1 %2015: 23.3 %2016: 23.6 %2017: 23.7 %2018: 23.9 %2019: 23.9 %2020: 24.5 %2021: 25.6 %2022: 24.9 %2023: 24.8 %

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

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 24.79 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Caribbean peaked at 25.55 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.73 %, in 2000.

That places Caribbean 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in Caribbean, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 20.73 %
2001 21.04 % +1.5%
2002 20.93 % -0.5%
2003 21.01 % +0.4%
2004 21.93 % +4.4%
2005 22.21 % +1.3%
2006 22.26 % +0.2%
2007 22.49 % +1.0%
2008 22.88 % +1.7%
2009 22.36 % -2.3%
2010 22.81 % +2.0%
2011 22.79 % -0.1%
2012 22.6 % -0.8%
2013 22.8 % +0.9%
2014 23.06 % +1.1%
2015 23.31 % +1.1%
2016 23.64 % +1.4%
2017 23.67 % +0.1%
2018 23.9 % +1.0%
2019 23.9 % +0.0%
2020 24.46 % +2.3%
2021 25.55 % +4.5%
2022 24.91 % -2.5%
2023 24.79 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.78 % 20.73 % 22.88 % 10
2010s 23.25 % 22.6 % 23.9 % 10
2020s 24.93 % 24.46 % 25.55 % 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
  2. 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
  3. 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
  4. 25 Congo 49.54 % compare
  5. 26 Zambia 49.11 % compare
  6. 27 Cabo Verde 23.47 % compare
  7. 27 Sierra Leone 48.63 % compare
  8. 28 Turkmenistan 47.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Caribbean?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Caribbean was 24.79 % 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 25.55 % in 2021.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 20.73 % in 2000.
How does Caribbean rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
Caribbean ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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