Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.1% for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- 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 180,246 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.