Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
Puerto Rico ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +87.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -52.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +98.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +98.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1997 | +94.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | +87.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2008 | +70.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | -52.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | -48.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 173 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
- 174 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0.4% compare
- 177 Jordan 0.4% compare
- 178 Israel 0.4% compare
- 179 Macao 0.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico was 0.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).