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Sri Lanka - Agriculture Employment 2019

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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

25.33% −0.17% from 2018 Global rank: 115th

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment was 25.33% in 2019, decreased +0.17% from 25.50% in 2018. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.11%	-1.8%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.21%	-1.5%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.40%	0.0%
4th	Luxembourg	0.75%	-30.3%
5th	Bahamas, The	0.91%	-16.5%
6th	Israel	0.92%	-0.2%
7th	Bahrain	0.96%	-3.0%
8th	Malta	1.02%	2.0%
9th	Belgium	1.08%	25.3%
10th	United Kingdom	1.09%	1.7%
11th	Germany	1.19%	-6.4%
12th	Djibouti	1.26%	-2.6%
13th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.29%	-1.6%
14th	Qatar	1.53%	14.9%
15th	Canada	1.54%	1.3%
16th	Sweden	1.69%	-2.5%
17th	United States	1.79%	-1.7%
18th	Virgin Islands (US)	1.81%	-3.4%
19th	Guam	1.82%	-2.7%
20th	New Caledonia	1.90%	79.7%
21st	Brunei Darussalam	1.95%	84.2%
22nd	Netherlands	2.01%	-2.2%
23rd	Kuwait	2.04%	-2.6%
24th	Norway	2.08%	1.1%
25th	Denmark	2.22%	1.4%
26th	French Polynesia	2.25%	-3.5%
27th	Channel Islands	2.40%	-2.2%
28th	Cyprus	2.41%	11.3%
29th	France	2.52%	0.7%
30th	Switzerland	2.54%	-15.7%
31st	Australia	2.56%	-2.2%
32nd	United Arab Emirates	2.59%	-1.8%
33rd	Czechia	2.66%	-4.9%
34th	Barbados	2.83%	-8.6%
35th	Portugal	2.88%	-8.5%
36th	Saudi Arabia	3.10%	1.5%
37th	Estonia	3.34%	-2.7%
38th	Jordan	3.36%	-10.3%
39th	Japan	3.38%	-3.9%
40th	Slovak Republic	3.51%	20.9%
41st	Lebanon	3.56%	0.6%
42nd	Austria	3.66%	-1.0%
43rd	Finland	3.67%	5.9%
44th	Italy	3.88%	3.7%
45th	European Union	3.91%	-2.5%
46th	Iceland	4.04%	0.2%
47th	Spain	4.11%	1.1%
48th	Slovenia	4.30%	-21.9%
49th	Trinidad and Tobago	4.32%	-2.0%
50th	Ireland	4.43%	-7.0%
51st	Hungary	4.73%	-3.5%
52nd	Oman	4.79%	9.9%
53rd	Korea	5.14%	2.9%
54th	South Africa	5.25%	2.4%
55th	Mauritius	5.26%	-10.0%
56th	New Zealand	5.83%	-1.1%
57th	Russian Federation	5.89%	-0.9%
58th	Croatia	6.10%	-0.7%
59th	West Bank and Gaza	6.15%	-4.4%
60th	Lithuania	6.44%	-10.4%
61st	Bulgaria	6.79%	1.1%
62nd	Latvia	6.81%	-1.3%
63rd	Chile	7.03%	-3.1%
64th	Montenegro	7.15%	-10.8%
65th	Suriname	7.43%	-0.6%
66th	Argentina	7.61%	-1.4%
67th	Iraq	8.53%	-4.1%
68th	Brazil	8.88%	-2.0%
69th	Dominican Republic	8.88%	-5.9%
70th	Uruguay	8.94%	-2.1%
71st	Poland	9.15%	-4.8%
72nd	St. Lucia	9.97%	-12.1%
73rd	Algeria	10.01%	-1.0%
74th	Malaysia	10.22%	-3.8%
75th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	10.40%	-2.4%
76th	Cabo Verde	10.60%	-10.4%
77th	Libya	10.69%	2.3%
78th	Belarus	11.06%	-2.3%
79th	Greece	11.15%	-5.9%
80th	São Tomé and Principe	12.04%	-1.1%
81st	Romania	12.78%	-5.7%
82nd	Mexico	12.89%	-2.3%
83rd	Eswatini	12.91%	-1.4%
84th	Maldives	13.25%	12.3%
85th	North Macedonia	13.42%	-9.1%
86th	Tunisia	13.71%	-4.1%
87th	Kazakhstan	13.76%	-3.9%
88th	Ukraine	13.91%	-6.7%
89th	Botswana	14.89%	-2.5%
90th	Colombia	15.18%	-5.3%
91st	Jamaica	15.23%	-6.3%
92nd	Guyana	15.30%	-3.9%
93rd	Costa Rica	15.31%	-3.0%
94th	Syrian Arab Republic	15.63%	-0.7%
95th	Panama	16.06%	1.3%
96th	El Salvador	16.29%	-2.5%
97th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	16.33%	1.9%
98th	Kyrgyz Republic	16.36%	-18.2%
99th	Belize	16.86%	-3.2%
100th	Cuba	17.02%	-2.0%
101st	Türkiye	18.28%	-1.7%
102nd	Paraguay	18.72%	-6.7%
103rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19.04%	13.8%
104th	Serbia	20.90%	-1.8%
105th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	21.16%	-2.4%
106th	Honduras	22.52%	-4.3%
107th	Philippines	22.61%	-5.9%
108th	Namibia	22.85%	1.2%
109th	Senegal	22.99%	-15.6%
110th	Turkmenistan	23.62%	-2.4%
111th	Peru	23.70%	-2.2%
112th	Nepal	23.77%	-3.0%
113th	China	24.72%	-4.0%
114th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	25.20%	-12.4%
115th	Sri Lanka	25.33%	-0.7%
116th	Uzbekistan	26.18%	-1.8%
117th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	26.89%	0.2%
118th	Gambia, The	28.43%	-2.5%
119th	Indonesia	28.46%	-3.3%
120th	Samoa	29.19%	-1.6%
121st	Tonga	29.59%	-4.8%
122nd	Lesotho	29.83%	-1.5%
123rd	Gabon	30.00%	-1.6%
124th	Yemen, Republic of	30.37%	-1.0%
125th	Armenia	30.59%	-6.7%
126th	Nicaragua	30.65%	0.7%
127th	Ecuador	30.86%	3.0%
128th	Guatemala	31.08%	-5.6%
129th	Thailand	31.49%	-2.2%
130th	Morocco	31.62%	-3.5%
131st	Mongolia	32.30%	-1.6%
132nd	Papua New Guinea	33.44%	2.7%
133rd	Mauritania	34.01%	-2.1%
134th	Viet Nam	34.54%	-8.5%
135th	Comoros	34.56%	-1.9%
136th	Azerbaijan	35.95%	-0.9%
137th	Congo, Republic of	36.21%	-0.5%
138th	Albania	36.24%	-2.2%
139th	Ghana	37.66%	-5.6%
140th	Sudan	37.91%	0.2%
141st	Fiji	38.22%	-0.8%
142nd	Pakistan	38.31%	2.4%
143rd	Nigeria	38.99%	-1.1%
144th	Timor-Leste	39.80%	-7.6%
145th	Cambodia	39.87%	2.2%
146th	India	40.65%	-1.6%
147th	Solomon Islands	40.70%	-0.6%
148th	Bangladesh	40.84%	0.2%
149th	Georgia	41.14%	-1.7%
150th	Liberia	41.33%	1.9%
151st	Benin	41.99%	-0.8%
152nd	Togo	42.60%	10.9%
153rd	Vanuatu	42.92%	-3.8%
154th	Cameroon	43.05%	-1.9%
155th	Afghanistan	43.88%	0.6%
156th	Tajikistan	45.02%	-1.6%
157th	Haiti	45.17%	-0.2%
158th	Sierra Leone	45.44%	-1.6%
159th	Côte d'Ivoire	45.94%	-5.1%
160th	Rwanda	47.27%	-5.6%
161st	Guinea	48.27%	-0.7%
162nd	Kenya	49.73%	-1.3%
163rd	Myanmar	49.76%	1.7%
164th	Bhutan	51.13%	-5.3%
165th	Burkina Faso	51.57%	-2.8%
166th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	52.92%	-0.4%
167th	Angola	53.42%	0.2%
168th	Eritrea	55.57%	-0.9%
169th	Equatorial Guinea	55.84%	0.8%
170th	Moldova	57.30%	-3.1%
171st	Mali	57.35%	-9.0%
172nd	Zambia	57.37%	-4.0%
173rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	59.36%	-0.5%
174th	Uganda	61.36%	-8.1%
175th	South Sudan	62.21%	0.3%
176th	Zimbabwe	62.40%	-0.1%
177th	Central African Republic	63.62%	-0.5%
178th	Malawi	63.88%	-0.7%
179th	Guinea-Bissau	64.38%	-0.2%
180th	Tanzania	64.68%	-0.7%
181st	Lao PDR	69.36%	-0.7%
182nd	Chad	70.20%	-0.3%
183rd	Madagascar	70.88%	-1.6%
184th	Mozambique	71.77%	-0.1%
185th	Niger	74.45%	0.0%
186th	Burundi	85.04%	-0.8%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 2019?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 2019 was 25.33%. This ranked 115th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's agriculture employment change in 2019?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment decreased by 0.7% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2019?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2019 at 85.04%.

What is the agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 2019?▾

The agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 2019 was 25.33%. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Sri Lanka's agriculture employment?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment went from 25.50% in 2018 to 25.33% in 2019, a 0.7% decrease.

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