Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 82.49 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Guatemala is 82.49 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Guatemala peaked at 90.3 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.49 %, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.97 % | — |
| 2001 | 88.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.53 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.63 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 88.55 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.31 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.25 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.34 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 89.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.99 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.05 % | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.23 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 88.28 % | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 82.49 % | -6.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 82.49 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.97 %, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 82.49 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.95 %, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2 % | 86.98 % | 89.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.69 % | 86.85 % | 90.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.76 % | 82.49 % | 88.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Guatemala?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Guatemala was 82.49 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.49 % in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Guatemala ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.