Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam
Guam: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam peaked at 5.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
Guam ranks 167th 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, male (% of male employment) in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.6%, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 164 Denmark 2.4% compare
- 165 Kuwait 2.4% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 2.4% compare
- 168 Netherlands 2.2% compare
- 169 United States 2.0% compare
- 170 Qatar 2.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 18.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Guam was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Guam ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male 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).