ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka is 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0333 1000 No per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0337 1000 No per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0413 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0408 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0407 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 1000 No per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0362 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0368 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0423 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 10 Nigeria 0.0407 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 11 Pakistan 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 12 Philippines 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 15 Thailand 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 16 Benin 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre 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 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.