ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was -0.7238 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka stood at -0.7238 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 121.7% on the previous year and down 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka peaked at 23.58 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -9.89 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Sri Lanka 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -379.1% |
| 1994 | 12.21 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 1995 | -9.89 % change on previous year | -181.0% |
| 1996 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1997 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -326.1% |
| 1998 | 23.58 % change on previous year | +120.2% |
| 1999 | -0.659 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2000 | -0.682 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -397.5% |
| 2002 | -0.7992 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7501 % change on previous year | -193.8% |
| 2004 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -530.5% |
| 2005 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6527 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2007 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +103.3% |
| 2008 | -0.1963 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2009 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +734.1% |
| 2010 | -0.7492 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2011 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +135.9% |
| 2012 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2013 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -445.3% |
| 2014 | -4.84 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -239.3% |
| 2016 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 2017 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2018 | -5.54 % change on previous year | +175.7% |
| 2019 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2020 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +258.6% |
| 2021 | 0.682 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2022 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -338.9% |
| 2023 | -3.84 % change on previous year | +135.4% |
| 2024 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 2025 | -0.7238 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 % change on previous year | -9.89 % change on previous year | 23.58 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.8497 % change on previous year | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -5.54 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2818 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 94 Bhutan -0.6715 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Dominican Republic -0.6825 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Uzbekistan -0.6972 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Azerbaijan -0.74 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Malaysia -0.844 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Algeria -0.8465 % change on previous year compare
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka was -0.7238 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 23.58 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.89 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.