Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23% of all people employed in forestry between 2017 and 2019 were women (FAO, 2024).
39.6% of people working for remuneration or subsistence throughout the value chain of small-scale fisheries are women (FAO, 2024).
6.9% of households without a water source have girls as the main people responsible for water collection (FAO, 2024).
-4.4% is the gender gap in land productivity in the sample of plots managed exclusively by women, suggesting that they are more productive than men (FAO, 2024).
50% of total catches come from small-scale fishing in low and middle-income countries (FAO, 2024).
50% of the workforce across the entire aquatic value chain (pre- and post-capture activities) is made up of women (FAO, 2024).
36% of women workers worldwide were employed in agri-food systems in 2019 (FAO, 2024).
The global proportion of men and women working in agri-food systems fell by almost 10 percentage points between 2005 and 2019 (FAO, 2024).
27.6% of men worldwide suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity in 2021, a significantly lower proportion than that of women (FAO, 2024).
36% of people working in agri-food systems in LAC are women (FAO, 2024).
