ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 8.79 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 8.79 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala peaked at 10.69 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.09 %, in 2013.
That places Guatemala 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.36 % | — |
| 2003 | 10.69 % | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 8.22 % | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 7.68 % | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 7.23 % | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 6.47 % | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 6.09 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.33 % | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.25 % | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 6.99 % | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.55 % | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 7.92 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 6.32 % | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 8.44 % | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 7.54 % | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 8.79 % | +16.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8.79 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.56 %, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8.79 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46 %, 3.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.42 % | 8.22 % | 10.69 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.98 % | 6.09 % | 7.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.26 % | 7.54 % | 8.79 % | 3 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Guatemala was 8.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.09 % in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Guatemala ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.