Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — BRICS

Employment in agriculture in BRICS in 2025 — 27.1%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 26.4 pp.

2025 27.1% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 53.4%1991
Period minimum 27.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — BRICS, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.4%1992: 52.8%1993: 51.7%1994: 50.5%1995: 49.3%1996: 48.2%1997: 47.7%1998: 47.6%1999: 47.7%2000: 47.6%2001: 47.2%2002: 47%2003: 46.3%2004: 44.6%2005: 43.3%2006: 41.7%2007: 40.4%2008: 39.5%2009: 38.4%2010: 37.3%2011: 35.6%2012: 34.4%2013: 33%2014: 31.7%2015: 30.8%2016: 30%2017: 29.2%2018: 28.4%2019: 27.7%2020: 28.7%2021: 28.2%2022: 28.5%2023: 28.2%2024: 27.6%2025: 27.1%
Change over the period: −26.4 pp Annual average: -0.78 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

BRICS 27.1%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.1 −0.5 pp
2024 27.6 −0.6 pp
2023 28.2 −0.3 pp
2022 28.5 +0.3 pp
2021 28.2 −0.5 pp
2020 28.7 +1 pp
2019 27.7 −0.7 pp
2018 28.4 −0.8 pp
2017 29.2 −0.8 pp
2016 30 −0.8 pp
2015 30.8 −0.9 pp
2014 31.7 −1.3 pp
2013 33 −1.4 pp
2012 34.4 −1.3 pp
2011 35.6 −1.7 pp
2010 37.3 −1.1 pp
2009 38.4 −1.1 pp
2008 39.5 −0.9 pp
2007 40.4 −1.3 pp
2006 41.7 −1.5 pp
2005 43.3 −1.3 pp
2004 44.6 −1.7 pp
2003 46.3 −0.6 pp
2002 47 −0.2 pp
2001 47.2 −0.4 pp
2000 47.6 −0.1 pp
1999 47.7 +0.1 pp
1998 47.6 −0 pp
1997 47.7 −0.6 pp
1996 48.2 −1 pp
1995 49.3 −1.3 pp
1994 50.5 −1.2 pp
1993 51.7 −1.2 pp
1992 52.8 −0.6 pp
1991 53.4

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.