Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 5.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 1.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.