Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
United Arab Emirates ranks 184th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 5% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -26.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.