ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 35.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala is 35.4 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala peaked at 51 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.4 %, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.2 % | — |
| 1992 | 49.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 49 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 48.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.6 % | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 51 % | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 50.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 47.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7 % | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 44.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 44.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.9 % | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 43.1 % | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 42.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 42 % | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 43.2 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 40.4 % | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 39.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 37.8 % | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 36.1 % | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 36.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 35.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 35.4 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.88 % | 48.3 % | 49.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.79 % | 44.1 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.74 % | 39.3 % | 48.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.88 % | 35.4 % | 39.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guatemala was 35.4 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 51 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 % in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.