Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 443.11 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 443.11 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sri Lanka peaked at 534.41 1000 No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 352 1000 No, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 352.54 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 356.99 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 352 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 363.82 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 355.62 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 360.57 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 373.79 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 389.41 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 397.71 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 400.67 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 446.91 1000 No | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 445.86 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 441.3 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 443.32 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 422.78 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 451.77 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 497.58 1000 No | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 534.41 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 489.83 1000 No | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 525.07 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 416.18 1000 No | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 399.87 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 425.19 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 443.11 1000 No | +4.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 443.11 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163.05 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 443.11 1000 No is above the median for South Asia, which is 380.65 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 370.31 1000 No | 352 1000 No | 400.67 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 469.88 1000 No | 422.78 1000 No | 534.41 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 421.09 1000 No | 399.87 1000 No | 443.11 1000 No | 4 |
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sri Lanka?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sri Lanka was 443.11 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 534.41 1000 No in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 352 1000 No in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.