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.