Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 1.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
United States of America ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 155 Netherlands 1.1% compare
- 156 Norway 1.1% compare
- 157 New Caledonia 1.1% compare
- 159 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% compare
- 160 Slovakia 0.9% compare
- 161 Djibouti 0.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 1.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does United States of America rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 158th 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 States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.