Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil
Brazil: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil is 7.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil peaked at 16.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.1% | — |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 116 North Macedonia 8.5% compare
- 117 Iraq 8.2% compare
- 118 Uruguay 8.1% compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 7.5% compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 7.0% compare
- 122 Argentina 7.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brazil was 7.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Brazil ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).