Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.717 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2016, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka stood at 0.717. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.717, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9348 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8126 | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7989 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8171 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8533 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7991 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8148 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7932 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7992 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7486 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7364 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7566 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7382 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.717 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8471 | 0.7932 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7493 | 0.717 | 0.7992 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 2 Pakistan 0.4934 compare
- 3 Philippines 0.4368 compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 0.3776 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka?
- Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka was 0.717 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.717 in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
- Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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