Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Brazil
Brazil: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 1,454 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,454 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Brazil peaked at 3,071 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,454 1000 No, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 25th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,169 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,601 1000 No | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 2,864 1000 No | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 2,814 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,971 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 3,071 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,870 1000 No | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2,614 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 2,441 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2,182 1000 No | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1,995 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,823 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1,860 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,910 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,789 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1,758 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,715 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,579 1000 No | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 1,578 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,579 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,559 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,713 1000 No | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 1,630 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1,454 1000 No | -10.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,454 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.96 1000 No, 9.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,454 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.88 1000 No, 23.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,660 1000 No | 2,169 1000 No | 3,071 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,759 1000 No | 1,578 1000 No | 1,995 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,589 1000 No | 1,454 1000 No | 1,713 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Brazil?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Brazil was 1,454 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3,071 1000 No in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,454 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.