Sri Lanka - Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)

Since 2014, Sri Lanka Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) was down by 2.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 75 among other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) at 24.98 Percent of Total Employment. Sri Lanka is overtaken by Mongolia, which was number 74 at 25.32 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Djibouti with 24.55 Percent of Total Employment. Burundi lead the ranking with 86.21 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, that is a decrease of 0.1points compared to 2018. Somalia, Malawi and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Brunei witnessed the best average annual growth at +28.8points per year, while Argentina recorded the worst performance at -35.8points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 24.98
2018 25.50
2017 26.07
2016 27.10
2015 28.66
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How does Sri Lanka rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)?

# 184 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burundi
86.21 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
80.28 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
74 #74
Mongolia
25.32 % 2019 -5.0 % -2.0 % View data
75 #75
Sri Lanka
24.98 % 2019 -2.0 % -2.9 % View data
76 #76
Djibouti
24.55 % 2019 -3.6 % -3.4 % View data
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