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.