Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 28.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ghana is 28.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 66.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.5% | — |
| 1992 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 57.8% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 49.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 28.6% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 28.6% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.