Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
48% of the agricultural labor force in low- and middle-income countries is composed of women.
More than 939 million women aged 15 or older experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2021, compared with 813 million men in the same age class.
USD 1 trillion would be added to global GDP and 45 million people would be lifted out of food insecurity if equality for women in agri-food systems were achieved (FAO, 2023).
For every 1 USD that men earn, women in agriculture earn 82 cents (FAO, 2023).
In 40 out of 46 countries, men have more ownership rights or secure tenure over agricultural land than women (FAO, 2023).
In 2019, 36% of women and 38% of men worked in agri-food systems (FAO, 2023).
More than 50% of bilateral agricultural financing incorporates gender, but only 8.5% treats it as a central issue (FAO, 2023).
1.2 billion young people aged 15-24, 16% of the world's population, live mostly in developing countries (FAO, 2023).
50-70% of the income of male-headed production units is earned by female-headed small-scale units in half of the countries with available data (FAO, 2022).
