Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
Puerto Rico ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +87.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -52.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +98.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +98.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1997 | +94.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | +87.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2008 | +70.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | -52.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | -48.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 174 United States Virgin Islands 0.4% compare
- 176 Jordan 0.4% compare
- 177 Israel 0.4% compare
- 178 Macau, China 0.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.