Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guam
Guam: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guam recorded 1.6% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guam peaked at 4.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Guam ranks 169th 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 (% of total employment) in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 166 Denmark 1.6% compare
- 167 Qatar 1.6% compare
- 168 United States Virgin Islands 1.6% compare
- 170 United States of America 1.5% compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 1.4% compare
- 172 Barbados 1.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (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)
- Agricultural land 29.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guam?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guam was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Guam ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 (% of total 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).