Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Norway stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 3.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.
That places Norway 156th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 153 Dominican Republic 1.3% compare
- 154 Ireland 1.1% compare
- 155 Netherlands 1.1% compare
- 157 New Caledonia 1.1% compare
- 158 United States of America 1.0% compare
- 159 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (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 Norway?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 1.1% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.