Industry share of total emplyoment in South Korea
South Korea: Industry share of total emplyoment was 23.38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry share of total emplyoment in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 23.38 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in South Korea peaked at 37.16 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.38, in 2025.
That places South Korea 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.57 | 28.54 | 37.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.44 | 25.24 | 29.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.38 | 24.58 | 25.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.12 | 23.38 | 24.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 428.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 245.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 31.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 6,875 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in South Korea?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in South Korea was 23.38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.16 in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.38 in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- South Korea ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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