Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 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 Libya is 6.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 9.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
That places Libya 105th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.7% | — |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 6.5% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.