Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 21.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 21.7% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 29.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2018.
Peru ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.8% | — |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.7% | 29.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 21.7% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.