Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States
United States: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United States recorded 1.0% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States peaked at 1.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
United States ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in United States was 1.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does United States rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- United States ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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).