Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern America
Northern America: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 57.05 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern America, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern America stood at 57.05 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern America peaked at 60.15 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.05 %, in 2023.
Northern America ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.26 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.44 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.76 % | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 60.15 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.31 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.19 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.73 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.51 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.94 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.51 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 58.48 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.05 % | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.03 % | 58.06 % | 60.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.15 % | 58.21 % | 59.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.34 % | 57.05 % | 59.51 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 16 Belize 84.75 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern America?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern America was 57.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 60.15 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.05 % in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.