Industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia
Latvia: Industry share of total emplyoment was 21.84 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia is 21.84, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia peaked at 30.61 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.84, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 66th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 | 27.65 | 25.76 | 30.61 | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.88 | 24.34 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 | 22.91 | 24.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.93 | 21.84 | 24.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Latvia was 21.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.61 in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.84 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Latvia ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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