Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize
Belize: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 53.22 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize stood at 53.22 %. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize peaked at 63.13 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.22 %, in 2022.
Belize ranks 73rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 59.51 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 58.83 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.28 % | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 63.13 % | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 62.18 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.07 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.22 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.73 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.45 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 59.53 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.31 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.51 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 57.15 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 55.98 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.98 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.33 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 53.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.22 % | -0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 53.22 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.09 %, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 53.22 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.49 %, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.59 % | 58.83 % | 63.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1 % | 53.33 % | 59.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.46 % | 53.22 % | 53.61 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.56 % compare
- 71 Colombia 53.52 % compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 53.5 % compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.21 % compare
- 75 Australia and New Zealand 53.15 % compare
- 76 Hungary 53.05 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Belize was 53.22 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 63.13 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.22 % in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Belize ranks 73rd out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.