ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname
Suriname: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 2.3 % in 2015. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2.3 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 28.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname peaked at 6.9 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.3 %, in 2015.
That places Suriname 88th out of 116 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 4.2 % | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 4.5 % | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 6.1 % | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 6.9 % | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 5.9 % | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2 % | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 5.6 % | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 6.1 % | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2 % | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3 % | -28.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.3 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.3 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1 %, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.36 % | 3.7 % | 6.9 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.75 % | 2.3 % | 3.2 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Suriname was 2.3 % in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 % in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Suriname ranks 88th out of 116 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.