Industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Industry share of total emplyoment was 23.07 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.07
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
57th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.37
in 2015
All-time low
16.88
in 2022
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia is 23.07, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia peaked at 26.37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.88, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th 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 | 25.84 | 25.48 | 26.15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.53 | 25.12 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.01 | 24.35 | 26.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.42 | 16.88 | 23.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Saudi Arabia was 23.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.88 in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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