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Sri Lanka - Agriculture Employment 1999

Name: Sri Lanka Agriculture Employment 1999
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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

38.11% −0.29% from 1998 Global rank: 122nd

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment was 38.11% in 1999, decreased +0.29% from 38.41% in 1998. This was the 122nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 1999
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.18%	-2.5%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.34%	-0.9%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.40%	0.0%
4th	Bahrain	1.70%	-3.8%
5th	United Kingdom	1.73%	-9.5%
6th	Israel	1.89%	1.5%
7th	Luxembourg	1.95%	-33.1%
8th	Brunei Darussalam	1.98%	-2.7%
9th	Malta	2.03%	-3.7%
10th	Djibouti	2.11%	-1.4%
11th	Kuwait	2.30%	3.5%
12th	Belgium	2.39%	6.9%
13th	Puerto Rico (US)	2.43%	-11.1%
14th	United States	2.60%	-4.1%
15th	Canada	2.81%	-6.2%
16th	Germany	2.86%	3.0%
17th	Qatar	2.91%	-10.5%
18th	Sweden	3.00%	-1.7%
19th	Virgin Islands (US)	3.05%	-2.8%
20th	Netherlands	3.21%	-8.0%
21st	Guam	3.25%	-3.2%
22nd	Denmark	3.32%	-10.4%
23rd	Channel Islands	3.65%	-2.9%
24th	Barbados	3.78%	-3.2%
25th	French Polynesia	3.88%	3.1%
26th	France	4.02%	-3.8%
27th	Bahamas, The	4.03%	14.2%
28th	Jordan	4.23%	-1.6%
29th	Norway	4.60%	-2.9%
30th	Cyprus	4.66%	-3.6%
31st	Czechia	4.88%	-5.6%
32nd	Switzerland	5.09%	3.4%
33rd	Italy	5.42%	-6.0%
34th	Australia	5.49%	1.7%
35th	Lebanon	5.51%	-0.6%
36th	Japan	5.59%	-1.5%
37th	United Arab Emirates	5.76%	0.5%
38th	Austria	5.76%	-4.1%
39th	New Caledonia	5.89%	-6.6%
40th	Suriname	6.37%	8.9%
41st	Finland	6.38%	-10.3%
42nd	Oman	6.63%	-2.6%
43rd	Saudi Arabia	6.64%	-1.3%
44th	Hungary	6.71%	-5.2%
45th	Portugal	7.03%	-9.3%
46th	Spain	7.21%	-6.4%
47th	European Union	8.09%	-2.8%
48th	Estonia	8.58%	-7.8%
49th	Ireland	8.64%	-5.1%
50th	South Africa	8.76%	-2.1%
51st	Iceland	8.92%	3.1%
52nd	Slovak Republic	8.95%	-10.2%
53rd	New Zealand	9.42%	10.3%
54th	Montenegro	9.85%	-1.1%
55th	Slovenia	9.92%	-10.5%
56th	Korea	10.80%	-5.7%
57th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.92%	0.0%
58th	Uruguay	11.24%	-1.9%
59th	Argentina	11.58%	-0.8%
60th	West Bank and Gaza	12.40%	-3.7%
61st	Chile	12.60%	0.2%
62nd	Bulgaria	13.45%	-2.1%
63rd	Iraq	13.94%	-3.5%
64th	Libya	13.98%	-0.8%
65th	Brazil	14.38%	3.5%
66th	Dominican Republic	14.46%	3.0%
67th	Russian Federation	14.72%	28.6%
68th	Mauritius	15.02%	-5.5%
69th	Botswana	15.07%	-2.8%
70th	Malaysia	15.28%	-2.4%
71st	Eswatini	15.70%	-0.6%
72nd	Costa Rica	16.29%	-2.5%
73rd	Croatia	17.03%	-1.9%
74th	Greece	17.29%	-0.2%
75th	Latvia	17.49%	-8.1%
76th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	17.50%	-4.3%
77th	Ukraine	18.35%	0.6%
78th	Panama	19.29%	-1.7%
79th	Colombia	19.63%	2.9%
80th	Belarus	19.73%	-2.7%
81st	Lithuania	19.99%	2.2%
82nd	Maldives	20.10%	-6.1%
83rd	Poland	20.24%	-3.1%
84th	St. Lucia	20.25%	-6.0%
85th	Mexico	20.33%	4.7%
86th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	20.67%	-0.9%
87th	Cabo Verde	20.68%	-2.4%
88th	Tunisia	20.92%	-1.7%
89th	São Tomé and Principe	21.27%	-1.9%
90th	Algeria	21.90%	-0.2%
91st	Jamaica	21.93%	-1.7%
92nd	Cuba	22.06%	-2.0%
93rd	El Salvador	22.21%	-11.7%
94th	North Macedonia	23.68%	-0.6%
95th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24.80%	-1.5%
96th	Honduras	25.79%	1.8%
97th	Belize	27.47%	9.8%
98th	Papua New Guinea	27.63%	0.8%
99th	Syrian Arab Republic	27.83%	-0.6%
100th	Guyana	28.56%	-5.4%
101st	Ecuador	29.16%	0.7%
102nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	29.57%	-3.6%
103rd	Paraguay	29.61%	2.7%
104th	Fiji	30.39%	-2.5%
105th	Tonga	30.72%	-0.7%
106th	Namibia	30.74%	-7.2%
107th	Angola	30.81%	2.0%
108th	Peru	31.28%	0.3%
109th	Gambia, The	32.02%	-0.6%
110th	Romania	32.40%	6.6%
111th	Solomon Islands	32.66%	1.2%
112th	Nepal	35.84%	0.1%
113th	Nicaragua	35.85%	0.3%
114th	Guatemala	36.16%	3.0%
115th	Lesotho	36.35%	0.8%
116th	Samoa	36.58%	-1.2%
117th	Kazakhstan	37.25%	-1.5%
118th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	37.33%	-1.5%
119th	Uzbekistan	37.42%	-2.1%
120th	Serbia	37.44%	-1.3%
121st	Philippines	37.53%	0.6%
122nd	Sri Lanka	38.11%	-0.8%
123rd	Türkiye	38.18%	-3.4%
124th	Gabon	39.69%	1.8%
125th	Turkmenistan	39.73%	-3.0%
126th	Pakistan	40.59%	0.0%
127th	Kyrgyz Republic	41.44%	9.9%
128th	Azerbaijan	42.31%	-1.4%
129th	Congo, Republic of	43.24%	0.4%
130th	Thailand	44.14%	-5.8%
131st	Indonesia	45.26%	0.4%
132nd	Benin	45.32%	-0.4%
133rd	Mauritania	45.80%	-0.6%
134th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	46.34%	-1.7%
135th	Morocco	47.11%	4.8%
136th	Albania	47.15%	3.6%
137th	Zimbabwe	47.33%	1.4%
138th	Sudan	47.58%	-1.0%
139th	Côte d'Ivoire	47.84%	-0.4%
140th	Armenia	48.11%	-0.3%
141st	Moldova	48.90%	7.1%
142nd	Senegal	49.37%	-1.3%
143rd	China	50.10%	0.6%
144th	Liberia	51.11%	-4.0%
145th	Georgia	51.14%	7.4%
146th	Haiti	51.57%	-0.5%
147th	Nigeria	52.83%	-0.4%
148th	Togo	54.27%	-0.1%
149th	Eritrea	54.45%	0.1%
150th	Vanuatu	54.84%	0.0%
151st	Mongolia	54.99%	-0.3%
152nd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	55.85%	-1.1%
153rd	Timor-Leste	56.45%	-0.9%
154th	Comoros	57.41%	-0.2%
155th	Yemen, Republic of	58.98%	-4.2%
156th	Mali	59.09%	-0.2%
157th	Tajikistan	59.51%	0.2%
158th	India	59.88%	-1.3%
159th	Uganda	60.24%	-0.6%
160th	Kenya	60.40%	-0.2%
161st	Myanmar	61.98%	-1.2%
162nd	Afghanistan	63.67%	-0.3%
163rd	Viet Nam	63.90%	0.4%
164th	Cameroon	64.37%	-0.5%
165th	Bhutan	64.60%	-0.6%
166th	Ghana	64.76%	-1.5%
167th	South Sudan	64.86%	-0.3%
168th	Equatorial Guinea	64.87%	-1.5%
169th	Central African Republic	64.90%	-0.6%
170th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	66.72%	1.7%
171st	Sierra Leone	67.14%	0.4%
172nd	Bangladesh	67.57%	0.1%
173rd	Guinea-Bissau	67.57%	-1.3%
174th	Malawi	71.05%	-0.1%
175th	Guinea	71.52%	-0.3%
176th	Tanzania	73.53%	-0.2%
177th	Cambodia	75.50%	-2.6%
178th	Niger	75.73%	0.3%
179th	Zambia	75.77%	1.0%
180th	Burkina Faso	76.52%	-1.6%
181st	Madagascar	78.76%	0.0%
182nd	Rwanda	79.88%	-0.7%
183rd	Chad	81.14%	-0.5%
184th	Mozambique	82.38%	-0.8%
185th	Lao PDR	87.37%	-0.6%
186th	Burundi	92.08%	-0.1%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 1999?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 1999 was 38.11%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How did Sri Lanka's agriculture employment change in 1999?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment decreased by 0.8% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 1999?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 1999 at 92.08%.

What is the agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 1999?▾

The agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 1999 was 38.11%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Sri Lanka's agriculture employment?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment went from 38.41% in 1998 to 38.11% in 1999, a 0.8% decrease.

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