Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems was 16.89 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems in Ecuador stood at 16.89 %. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems in Ecuador peaked at 27.18 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.89 %, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.63 % | — |
| 2003 | 19.31 % | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 19.01 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.31 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.66 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.64 % | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 22.54 % | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 21.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6 % | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 25.55 % | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 27.18 % | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.01 % | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 25.82 % | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 25.32 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.22 % | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 21.49 % | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 21.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.82 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.44 % | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 17.75 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 18.25 % | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.89 % | -7.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 16.89 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 16.89 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.72 %, 78% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.61 % | 19.01 % | 22.54 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.35 % | 19.01 % | 27.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.58 % | 16.89 % | 18.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems in Ecuador?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems in Ecuador was 16.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.89 % in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: agrifood systems rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: 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.