ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in was 24.21 % in 2001. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka, 1971–2001
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 24.21 % for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in 2001. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka peaked at 56.34 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 24.21 %, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.34 % | — |
| 1972 | 55.93 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 53.71 % | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 51.41 % | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 50.91 % | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 48.99 % | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 49.66 % | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 50.12 % | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 47.4 % | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 49.8 % | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 49.33 % | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.91 % | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 43.52 % | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 46.85 % | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 45.8 % | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 45.51 % | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 44.52 % | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 48.4 % | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 41.99 % | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 41.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 40.31 % | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 36.61 % | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 40.02 % | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 49.93 % | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 38.72 % | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 32.71 % | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 36.81 % | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 36.41 % | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.58 % | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 24.21 % | -15.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 24.21 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.01 %, 2.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.61 % | 47.4 % | 56.34 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.85 % | 43.52 % | 49.8 % | 9 |
| 1990s | 39.53 % | 32.71 % | 49.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.39 % | 24.21 % | 28.58 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 3 Zimbabwe 32.53 % compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 27.71 % compare
- 5 Madagascar 24.43 % compare
- 7 Albania 24.1 % compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 17.32 % compare
- 9 Estonia 12.74 % 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 ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka?
- Ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Sri Lanka was 24.21 % in 2001, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 56.34 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.21 % in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2001.
- Is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.