Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 44.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 44.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 71.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 37th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.6% | — |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 67.6% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 66.5% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 44.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 44.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.