Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 7.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2005.
That places Belize 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 6.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.