Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Suriname

Employment in agriculture in Suriname in 2025 — 7%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 120of 182
Period maximum 8.4%2004
Period minimum 4.4%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Suriname, 1991–20254681019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.4%1992: 4.4%1993: 4.6%1994: 6.3%1995: 7.3%1996: 6.1%1997: 5.4%1998: 5.9%1999: 6.4%2000: 6.9%2001: 7.3%2002: 7.7%2003: 8.1%2004: 8.4%2005: 8.4%2006: 8.2%2007: 8.1%2008: 8%2009: 7.9%2010: 7.8%2011: 7.6%2012: 7.5%2013: 7.4%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.7%2016: 7.7%2017: 7.7%2018: 7.5%2019: 7.4%2020: 7.6%2021: 7.4%2022: 7.3%2023: 7.2%2024: 7.1%2025: 7%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 7%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7 −0.1 pp
2024 7.1 −0.1 pp
2023 7.2 −0.1 pp
2022 7.3 −0.1 pp
2021 7.4 −0.2 pp
2020 7.6 +0.1 pp
2019 7.4 −0 pp
2018 7.5 −0.2 pp
2017 7.7 −0 pp
2016 7.7 −0 pp
2015 7.7 +0.3 pp
2014 7.5 +0 pp
2013 7.4 −0.1 pp
2012 7.5 −0.1 pp
2011 7.6 −0.2 pp
2010 7.8 −0.2 pp
2009 7.9 −0.1 pp
2008 8 −0.1 pp
2007 8.1 −0.1 pp
2006 8.2 −0.2 pp
2005 8.4 −0.1 pp
2004 8.4 +0.4 pp
2003 8.1 +0.3 pp
2002 7.7 +0.4 pp
2001 7.3 +0.4 pp
2000 6.9 +0.5 pp
1999 6.4 +0.5 pp
1998 5.9 +0.4 pp
1997 5.4 −0.7 pp
1996 6.1 −1.1 pp
1995 7.3 +1 pp
1994 6.3 +1.7 pp
1993 4.6 +0.2 pp
1992 4.4 +0.1 pp
1991 4.4 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.