Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) was 0.88 USD_PPP/cap in 2022. ▼ Falling
Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/cap.
Analysis
In 2022, average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.88 USD_PPP/cap. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.15 USD_PPP/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.88 USD_PPP/cap, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.19 USD_PPP/cap | — |
| 2011 | 1.34 USD_PPP/cap | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 USD_PPP/cap | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.66 USD_PPP/cap | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.72 USD_PPP/cap | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.85 USD_PPP/cap | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.77 USD_PPP/cap | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.15 USD_PPP/cap | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 1.42 USD_PPP/cap | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 USD_PPP/cap | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 1.21 USD_PPP/cap | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.88 USD_PPP/cap | -27.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.88 USD_PPP/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.12 USD_PPP/cap, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.62 USD_PPP/cap | 1.19 USD_PPP/cap | 2.15 USD_PPP/cap | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.07 USD_PPP/cap | 0.88 USD_PPP/cap | 1.21 USD_PPP/cap | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka?
- Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) in Sri Lanka was 0.88 USD_PPP/cap in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 USD_PPP/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 USD_PPP/cap in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base period) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. 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.