Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 43.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 43.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 88.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.1% | — |
| 1992 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -27.5% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 74.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 57.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 43.1% | 65.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 37 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 43.8% compare
- 39 Yemen 43.5% compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 41.0% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 38.9% compare
- 43 Gambia 38.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 43.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.