Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 44.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 44.4% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 64.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2015.
That places Liberia 36th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.4% | — |
| 1992 | 56.7% | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 52.4% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.4% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.4% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 33 Timor-Leste 46.7% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
- 35 Cameroon 44.8% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 43.8% compare
- 39 Yemen 43.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 44.4% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.