Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Central America
Central America: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 48.54 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Central America, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Central America is 48.54 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Central America peaked at 48.54 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.73 %, in 2005.
That places Central America 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.17 % | — |
| 2001 | 46.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 45.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.91 % | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 43.73 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 46.14 % | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 45.35 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 45.96 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 45.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.41 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 45.08 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.37 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 46.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.73 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.68 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.91 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.52 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.54 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.55 % | 43.73 % | 46.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.28 % | 45.08 % | 47.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.12 % | 47.52 % | 48.54 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 9 Cabo Verde 53.74 % compare
- 9 Gambia 67.85 % compare
- 10 Ethiopia 67.57 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 53.27 % compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 67.44 % compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 52.2 % compare
- 12 Bahamas 65.82 % compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.14 % compare
- 13 Liberia 65.79 % compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 63.7 % compare
- 15 Madagascar 62.57 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.18 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Central America?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Central America was 48.54 % 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 off-farm recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.54 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.73 % in 2005.
- How does Central America rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Central America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.