Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 53.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 53.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 73.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2025.
That places Kenya 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.9% | — |
| 1992 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 71.6% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 64.7% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 55.5% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 53.4% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 56.2% compare
- 25 Angola 55.9% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 53.8% compare
- 28 Republic of Moldova 51.3% compare
- 29 Bhutan 51.3% compare
- 30 Sudan 50.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 53.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.