Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean
Caribbean: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 19.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean stood at 19.17 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean peaked at 23.75 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.17 %, in 2023.
That places Caribbean 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.41 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.62 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.07 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 21.85 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.11 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 21.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.66 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 21.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.75 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.95 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.47 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.27 % | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 19.88 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.46 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.17 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.41 % | 21.11 % | 23.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.78 % | 19.47 % | 21.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 % | 19.17 % | 20.27 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 7 Ethiopia 62.17 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 37.65 % compare
- 8 Mali 62.08 % compare
- 9 Eritrea 56.36 % compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.98 % compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25.07 % compare
- 10 Zambia 55.97 % compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.01 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 55.38 % compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 52.7 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 12.9 % compare
- 13 Angola 52.41 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 9.81 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Caribbean was 19.17 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 23.75 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 % in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Caribbean ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — 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.