Indicator 5.a.1 - (a) Percentage of people with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land (out of total agricultural population), by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
This indicator is divided in two sub-indicators. Part (a) is an incidence measure. It measures how prevalent ownership or secure rights over agricultural land are in the reference population. Part (b) measures the share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land. Therefore it can be used to monitor the under-representation of women among the owners or holders of agricultural land. This is a de facto indicator which will measure progress towards SDG Target 5.a.
Target 5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.
Indicator 5.a.1: Progress Assessment
Impact
Indicator 5.a.1 measures the extent of women’s disadvantages in ownership of and rights to agricultural land. Together with indicator 5.a.2, it provides a basis for policy measures aimed at securing equal opportunities and access to rights and resources.Key results
Gender equality in terms of agricultural land ownership is still far from achieved
In one-third of the countries with available data, less than 50 percent of women and men have ownership or secure rights over agricultural land. In 40 of the 46 countries assessed, relatively fewer women own agricultural land compared to men, with the share of men with ownership at least twice that of women in almost half the countries.
In most countries, gender equality is yet to be achieved in ownership and secure rights over agricultural land. Indeed, women are in a clearly disadvantaged position compared to men, as their share among land owners is less than 50 percent in 35 countries. In addition, the share of men among landowners exceeds 70 percent in one-third of the countries. Even so, the share of women among landowners increased in 10 of 18 countries over the last decade, with marked improvements in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, demonstrating that although progress is slow, there is movement in the right direction.
Highlights
Elearning
SDG Indicator 5.a.1 - Equal tenure rights for women on agricultural land
01/11/2019
This course focuses on
Multimedia
SDG 5 – Indicators of women’s ownership of agricultural land and equal rights to land ownership
01/01/2019
An overview of SDG indicators 5.a.1 and 5.a.2, measuring women’s ownership of agricultural.
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators (2022)
01/09/2022
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Capacity development
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Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
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Introduction to FAO’s damage and loss assessment methodology
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Food loss analysis case study methodology
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E-learning courses on SDG indicators (with digital badge certification)
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SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1 - Forest area and sustainable forest management
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SDG Indicator 14.b.1 - Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries
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SDG Indicator 14.4.1 – Fish stocks sustainability
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SDG indicator 12.3.1 – Global food losses
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SDG Indicator 6.4.2 - Level of water stress
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SDG Indicator 6.4.1 - Change in water-use efficiency over time
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SDG Indicator 5.a.2 - Ensuring women’s legal rights to land ownership and/or control
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SDG Indicator 5.a.1 - Equal tenure rights for women on agricultural land
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SDG Indicator 2.c.1 - Food price anomalies
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SDG Indicator 2.a.1 - Agriculture orientation index
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SDG Indicators 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 - Plant and Animal Genetic Resources
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SDG Indicator 2.4.1 - Sustainable Agriculture
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SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 - Labour Productivity and Income of Small-scale Food Producers
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SDG Indicator 2.1.2 - Using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
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SDG Indicator 2.1.1 - Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU)
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Introduction to Sustainable Development Goal indicators under FAO custodianship
Methodology
- Metadata
- Background paper
- Measuring Individuals’ Rights to Land. An Integrated Approach to Data Collection for SDG Indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1
Tier: II
Data
Related publications
External links
- SDG Report 2024
- Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023
- UNSD Course on Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective
- Evidence and Data for Gender Equality (EDGE)