Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Latvia

Employment in agriculture in Latvia in 2025 — 6.7%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.2 pp.

2025 6.7% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 182
Period maximum 21.6%1997
Period minimum 5.6%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Latvia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.9%1992: 19.7%1993: 19.2%1994: 18.6%1995: 18.1%1996: 17.5%1997: 21.6%1998: 19%1999: 17.5%2000: 14.9%2001: 15.5%2002: 16.2%2003: 14.2%2004: 13.3%2005: 12.1%2006: 11.5%2007: 10.2%2008: 8%2009: 8.8%2010: 8.6%2011: 8.9%2012: 8.4%2013: 8.1%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.9%2016: 7.7%2017: 6.7%2018: 6.9%2019: 6.8%2020: 7.4%2021: 5.6%2022: 6.2%2023: 5.8%2024: 6.9%2025: 6.7%
Change over the period: −13.2 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 6.7%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.7 −0.3 pp
2024 6.9 +1.1 pp
2023 5.8 −0.4 pp
2022 6.2 +0.6 pp
2021 5.6 −1.8 pp
2020 7.4 +0.6 pp
2019 6.8 −0.1 pp
2018 6.9 +0.2 pp
2017 6.7 −1 pp
2016 7.7 −0.2 pp
2015 7.9 +0.4 pp
2014 7.5 −0.6 pp
2013 8.1 −0.3 pp
2012 8.4 −0.5 pp
2011 8.9 +0.3 pp
2010 8.6 −0.1 pp
2009 8.8 +0.8 pp
2008 8 −2.2 pp
2007 10.2 −1.3 pp
2006 11.5 −0.6 pp
2005 12.1 −1.3 pp
2004 13.3 −0.9 pp
2003 14.2 −2 pp
2002 16.2 +0.8 pp
2001 15.5 +0.5 pp
2000 14.9 −2.6 pp
1999 17.5 −1.5 pp
1998 19 −2.6 pp
1997 21.6 +4.1 pp
1996 17.5 −0.6 pp
1995 18.1 −0.5 pp
1994 18.6 −0.6 pp
1993 19.2 −0.5 pp
1992 19.7 −0.2 pp
1991 19.9 —

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.