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Sri Lanka - Agriculture Employment 2021

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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

27.28% +0.15% from 2020 Global rank: 115th

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment was 27.28% in 2021, increased +0.15% from 27.12% in 2020. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2021
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.11%	-0.4%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.20%	-1.4%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.39%	-1.3%
4th	Israel	0.80%	-13.0%
5th	Malta	0.88%	-21.9%
6th	United Kingdom	0.90%	-8.7%
7th	Bahamas, The	0.92%	-1.4%
8th	Bahrain	0.94%	-1.7%
9th	Belgium	1.09%	8.3%
10th	Luxembourg	1.20%	57.5%
11th	Germany	1.21%	8.8%
12th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.30%	-1.5%
13th	Qatar	1.31%	-2.1%
14th	Djibouti	1.31%	-0.1%
15th	Canada	1.36%	-12.0%
16th	Brunei Darussalam	1.41%	5.2%
17th	United Arab Emirates	1.65%	-19.9%
18th	United States	1.66%	-4.8%
19th	Guam	1.77%	-1.5%
20th	Virgin Islands (US)	1.77%	-1.1%
21st	New Caledonia	1.88%	-1.3%
22nd	Sweden	1.98%	14.7%
23rd	Kuwait	1.99%	-1.2%
24th	Denmark	2.04%	-3.0%
25th	Netherlands	2.15%	4.7%
26th	French Polynesia	2.23%	-1.3%
27th	Channel Islands	2.27%	-1.3%
28th	Switzerland	2.33%	-6.7%
29th	Norway	2.42%	19.2%
30th	Australia	2.50%	-9.7%
31st	France	2.51%	7.0%
32nd	Czechia	2.55%	-2.4%
33rd	Saudi Arabia	2.67%	-15.9%
34th	Estonia	2.68%	-12.9%
35th	Portugal	2.83%	-1.4%
36th	Cyprus	2.85%	4.5%
37th	Barbados	2.93%	-1.3%
38th	Japan	3.17%	-2.8%
39th	Slovak Republic	3.21%	-1.3%
40th	Jordan	3.28%	-0.8%
41st	Lebanon	3.58%	-1.3%
42nd	Austria	3.73%	-3.3%
43rd	European Union	3.88%	0.3%
44th	Finland	3.95%	6.3%
45th	Italy	4.05%	1.0%
46th	Slovenia	4.05%	-1.4%
47th	Spain	4.08%	4.4%
48th	Iceland	4.09%	1.3%
49th	Hungary	4.38%	-7.6%
50th	Ireland	4.81%	7.4%
51st	Lithuania	5.31%	-6.6%
52nd	Mauritius	5.34%	0.4%
53rd	Korea	5.35%	-0.5%
54th	Trinidad and Tobago	5.37%	-4.0%
55th	Latvia	5.64%	-23.8%
56th	South Africa	5.69%	4.2%
57th	Russian Federation	5.92%	-2.4%
58th	New Zealand	6.07%	0.9%
59th	Oman	6.17%	17.6%
60th	Montenegro	6.38%	-14.9%
61st	Bulgaria	6.42%	-2.5%
62nd	Chile	6.55%	-8.9%
63rd	Croatia	6.72%	7.6%
64th	West Bank and Gaza	6.80%	5.4%
65th	Suriname	7.38%	-2.3%
66th	Argentina	7.75%	-0.2%
67th	Dominican Republic	8.01%	-10.5%
68th	Iraq	8.62%	-1.6%
69th	Uruguay	8.99%	-1.1%
70th	Poland	9.10%	-5.1%
71st	Brazil	9.50%	1.9%
72nd	Algeria	10.28%	-1.7%
73rd	Malaysia	10.29%	-1.7%
74th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	10.32%	-2.4%
75th	Libya	10.82%	-1.4%
76th	Belarus	10.91%	0.1%
77th	North Macedonia	11.08%	-3.9%
78th	St. Lucia	11.08%	18.9%
79th	Cabo Verde	11.11%	-0.5%
80th	Greece	11.36%	10.4%
81st	Romania	11.75%	-4.1%
82nd	São Tomé and Principe	12.68%	0.6%
83rd	Kazakhstan	12.83%	-4.7%
84th	Tunisia	12.88%	-5.3%
85th	Maldives	13.03%	-2.2%
86th	Mexico	13.31%	1.5%
87th	Eswatini	13.40%	-0.3%
88th	Ukraine	14.12%	0.0%
89th	El Salvador	14.87%	-5.8%
90th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	14.93%	-7.3%
91st	Guyana	15.08%	-3.5%
92nd	Colombia	15.11%	-4.4%
93rd	Costa Rica	15.20%	-8.1%
94th	Panama	15.67%	-3.1%
95th	Jamaica	15.74%	-1.2%
96th	Cuba	16.69%	-2.0%
97th	Kyrgyz Republic	16.81%	-4.9%
98th	Syrian Arab Republic	17.06%	0.9%
99th	Türkiye	17.17%	-3.1%
100th	Belize	17.53%	-1.3%
101st	Botswana	17.59%	-9.5%
102nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18.55%	44.7%
103rd	Serbia	19.15%	-2.5%
104th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	19.29%	-5.3%
105th	Paraguay	19.71%	-7.3%
106th	Honduras	22.80%	-3.3%
107th	China	22.87%	-3.1%
108th	Turkmenistan	23.38%	-2.0%
109th	Namibia	23.49%	-0.4%
110th	Philippines	24.33%	-0.7%
111th	Nepal	24.99%	0.2%
112th	Peru	25.93%	-17.9%
113th	Tonga	26.72%	-6.8%
114th	Uzbekistan	26.99%	-0.7%
115th	Sri Lanka	27.28%	0.6%
116th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	27.65%	-0.8%
117th	Armenia	28.34%	-3.5%
118th	Indonesia	28.99%	-1.1%
119th	Viet Nam	29.03%	-11.0%
120th	Guatemala	29.17%	-4.6%
121st	Senegal	29.40%	10.8%
122nd	Mongolia	29.65%	0.4%
123rd	Gabon	29.65%	-2.0%
124th	Gambia, The	30.07%	1.0%
125th	Samoa	30.07%	0.1%
126th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	30.96%	3.0%
127th	Morocco	31.23%	-2.4%
128th	Nicaragua	31.66%	-0.1%
129th	Thailand	31.90%	1.6%
130th	Lesotho	32.03%	1.7%
131st	Ecuador	32.19%	1.2%
132nd	Yemen, Republic of	32.46%	1.2%
133rd	Albania	33.80%	-5.7%
134th	Comoros	35.21%	-1.4%
135th	Mauritania	35.27%	0.1%
136th	Azerbaijan	35.87%	-0.2%
137th	Ghana	35.97%	-3.9%
138th	Pakistan	37.10%	-3.2%
139th	Cambodia	37.13%	0.6%
140th	Nigeria	37.27%	-4.0%
141st	Congo, Republic of	37.51%	0.2%
142nd	Papua New Guinea	37.65%	4.5%
143rd	Timor-Leste	37.84%	-3.9%
144th	Fiji	39.04%	-0.6%
145th	Georgia	39.75%	-3.2%
146th	Sudan	40.16%	1.2%
147th	Togo	41.71%	-2.4%
148th	Benin	43.44%	0.3%
149th	Bangladesh	43.47%	2.2%
150th	Solomon Islands	43.68%	1.5%
151st	Liberia	43.78%	1.3%
152nd	Cameroon	43.83%	-0.4%
153rd	India	44.08%	-1.3%
154th	Vanuatu	45.10%	0.9%
155th	Myanmar	46.59%	0.3%
156th	Tajikistan	46.78%	0.2%
157th	Haiti	46.83%	0.6%
158th	Sierra Leone	47.25%	0.4%
159th	Côte d'Ivoire	48.22%	1.1%
160th	Bhutan	49.86%	-0.1%
161st	Guinea	49.97%	0.4%
162nd	Afghanistan	50.23%	9.2%
163rd	Kenya	51.24%	0.0%
164th	Burkina Faso	53.40%	0.9%
165th	Zimbabwe	53.62%	-8.5%
166th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	55.10%	1.2%
167th	Equatorial Guinea	55.52%	-1.2%
168th	Rwanda	56.21%	12.1%
169th	Moldova	56.60%	1.2%
170th	Angola	56.71%	2.1%
171st	Eritrea	57.41%	0.7%
172nd	Zambia	57.81%	-2.2%
173rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	61.41%	0.8%
174th	South Sudan	64.08%	1.2%
175th	Guinea-Bissau	64.29%	-1.3%
176th	Malawi	65.25%	0.5%
177th	Tanzania	65.92%	0.2%
178th	Central African Republic	66.12%	1.1%
179th	Mali	66.63%	-2.1%
180th	Uganda	66.66%	2.9%
181st	Lao PDR	69.86%	-0.1%
182nd	Madagascar	71.06%	-0.5%
183rd	Chad	72.11%	0.6%
184th	Mozambique	73.51%	0.5%
185th	Niger	74.95%	-0.5%
186th	Burundi	85.66%	0.4%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 2021?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment in 2021 was 27.28%. This ranked 115th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's agriculture employment change in 2021?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment increased by 0.6% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2021?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2021 at 85.66%.

What is the agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 2021?▾

The agriculture employment of Sri Lanka in 2021 was 27.28%. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Sri Lanka's agriculture employment?▾

Sri Lanka's agriculture employment went from 27.12% in 2020 to 27.28% in 2021, a 0.6% increase.

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