Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The global proportion of men and women working in agri-food systems fell by almost 10 percentage points between 2005 and 2019 (FAO, 2024).
36% of women workers worldwide were employed in agri-food systems in 2019 (FAO, 2024).
36% of people working in agri-food systems in LAC are women (FAO, 2024).
Women spend an average of 4.2 hours a day on unpaid domestic and care work (FAO, 2024).
23% of all people employed in forestry between 2017 and 2019 were women (FAO, 2024).
On average, 31% to 38% of formal small and medium-sized enterprises are owned by women (FAO, 2024).
54% of the people working in agri-food systems in Bolivia are 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).
80% of people who do not have access to improved drinking water live in rural areas (FAO, 2024).
