Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Guatemala

Employment in agriculture in Guatemala in 2025 — 29.1%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7 pp.

2025 29.1% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 182
Period maximum 37.3%2000
Period minimum 27.1%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Guatemala, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 36.1%1992: 35.9%1993: 35.8%1994: 35.7%1995: 35.5%1996: 35.4%1997: 35.3%1998: 35.1%1999: 36.2%2000: 37.3%2001: 37.2%2002: 37%2003: 36.8%2004: 36.6%2005: 35.2%2006: 33.7%2007: 33.4%2008: 33.2%2009: 33.3%2010: 33.1%2011: 37.1%2012: 32.1%2013: 31.8%2014: 31.5%2015: 31.9%2016: 29.4%2017: 31.8%2018: 32.9%2019: 31.1%2020: 30.6%2021: 29.2%2022: 27.1%2023: 29.8%2024: 29.4%2025: 29.1%
Change over the period: −7 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 29.1%
World 25.8%
Central America computed 14.5%
Employment in agriculture — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.1 −0.4 pp
2024 29.4 −0.4 pp
2023 29.8 +2.7 pp
2022 27.1 −2 pp
2021 29.2 −1.4 pp
2020 30.6 −0.5 pp
2019 31.1 −1.8 pp
2018 32.9 +1.1 pp
2017 31.8 +2.4 pp
2016 29.4 −2.5 pp
2015 31.9 +0.3 pp
2014 31.5 −0.3 pp
2013 31.8 −0.2 pp
2012 32.1 −5 pp
2011 37.1 +4 pp
2010 33.1 −0.2 pp
2009 33.3 +0.1 pp
2008 33.2 −0.2 pp
2007 33.4 −0.3 pp
2006 33.7 −1.5 pp
2005 35.2 −1.4 pp
2004 36.6 −0.2 pp
2003 36.8 −0.2 pp
2002 37 −0.1 pp
2001 37.2 −0.1 pp
2000 37.3 +1.1 pp
1999 36.2 +1 pp
1998 35.1 −0.2 pp
1997 35.3 −0.1 pp
1996 35.4 −0.1 pp
1995 35.5 −0.2 pp
1994 35.7 −0.1 pp
1993 35.8 −0.1 pp
1992 35.9 −0.1 pp
1991 36.1

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.