Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Brazil

Employment in agriculture in Brazil in 2025 — 7.6%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.5 pp.

2025 7.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 16.4%1992
Period minimum 7.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Brazil, 1991–20257.51012.51517.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.1%1992: 16.4%1993: 16.2%1994: 15.9%1995: 15.7%1996: 14.7%1997: 14.6%1998: 13.9%1999: 14.4%2000: 14.2%2001: 14.1%2002: 14.2%2003: 14.4%2004: 14.8%2005: 14.3%2006: 13.4%2007: 12.5%2008: 11.7%2009: 11.3%2010: 10.5%2011: 9.9%2012: 9.8%2013: 10%2014: 9.3%2015: 9.3%2016: 9.8%2017: 9.2%2018: 9.1%2019: 8.9%2020: 9.3%2021: 9.5%2022: 8.7%2023: 8.2%2024: 7.7%2025: 7.6%
Change over the period: −8.5 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 7.6%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.6 −0.1 pp
2024 7.7 −0.5 pp
2023 8.2 −0.5 pp
2022 8.7 −0.8 pp
2021 9.5 +0.2 pp
2020 9.3 +0.4 pp
2019 8.9 −0.2 pp
2018 9.1 −0.1 pp
2017 9.2 −0.6 pp
2016 9.8 +0.5 pp
2015 9.3 +0 pp
2014 9.3 −0.7 pp
2013 10 +0.2 pp
2012 9.8 −0.1 pp
2011 9.9 −0.6 pp
2010 10.5 −0.8 pp
2009 11.3 −0.4 pp
2008 11.7 −0.8 pp
2007 12.5 −0.9 pp
2006 13.4 −1 pp
2005 14.3 −0.5 pp
2004 14.8 +0.5 pp
2003 14.4 +0.2 pp
2002 14.2 +0.1 pp
2001 14.1 −0.1 pp
2000 14.2 −0.2 pp
1999 14.4 +0.5 pp
1998 13.9 −0.7 pp
1997 14.6 −0.2 pp
1996 14.7 −1 pp
1995 15.7 −0.2 pp
1994 15.9 −0.3 pp
1993 16.2 −0.2 pp
1992 16.4 +0.3 pp
1991 16.1

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.