Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 30.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador stood at 30.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador peaked at 30.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1992.
That places Ecuador 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.7% | — |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +38.2% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 30.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 5.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +38.2% | 18.2% | 25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.2% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 27.6% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador was 30.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1992.
- How does Ecuador rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).