Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
6.9% of households without a water source have girls as the main people responsible for water collection (FAO, 2024).
80% of people who do not have access to improved drinking water live in rural areas (FAO, 2024).
Women spend an average of 4.2 hours a day on unpaid domestic and care work (FAO, 2024).
On average, 31% to 38% of formal small and medium-sized enterprises are owned by women (FAO, 2024).
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).
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).
More than 90% of people living in extreme poverty depend on forests for their livelihoods, including food, medicine and income (FAO, 2024).
60 million people worldwide work in the primary sectors of fishing and aquaculture (FAO, 2024).
