Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 15.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2016.
That places Guatemala 82nd 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +70.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.4% | 16.1% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala was 15.8% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.