Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Colombia
Colombia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 46.48 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Colombia, 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 off-farm in Colombia stood at 46.48 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Colombia peaked at 47.75 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.63 %, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 87th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.63 % | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 39.9 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 39.02 % | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 40.14 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 39.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.86 % | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42.56 % | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 44.03 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 44.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.33 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 46.08 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.86 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.75 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 47.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.26 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.62 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.59 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 46.86 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 46.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.48 % | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 46.48 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.91 %, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 46.48 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.51 %, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.76 % | 38.63 % | 43.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.37 % | 44.03 % | 47.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.38 % | 45.59 % | 46.86 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.79 % compare
- 85 Belize 46.78 % compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 46.5 % compare
- 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.44 % compare
- 89 Albania 46.39 % compare
- 90 Nicaragua 46.22 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Colombia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Colombia was 46.48 % 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.75 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.63 % in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Colombia ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.