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.