Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South America
South America: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 27.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South America, 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 South America stood at 27.16 %.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South America peaked at 28.36 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.61 %, in 2000.
That places South America 24th out of 31 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.61 % | — |
| 2001 | 25.9 % | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 26.36 % | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.44 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.94 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 26.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.91 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.18 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 25.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.03 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.13 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.34 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.4 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 28.36 % | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 28.12 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.16 % | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.97 % | 23.61 % | 26.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.83 % | 25.22 % | 26.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 % | 27.16 % | 28.36 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 21 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South America?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South America was 27.16 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.36 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.61 % in 2000.
- How does South America rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- South America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.