ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Brazil
Brazil: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,393 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Brazil stood at 1,393 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Brazil peaked at 3,071 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,364 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Brazil 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,364 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,539 1000 No | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 1,681 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 1,695 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,872 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 1,569 1000 No | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 1,655 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1,652 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,821 1000 No | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 2,169 1000 No | +19.1% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 1,383 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 1,393 1000 No | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,650 1000 No | 1,364 1000 No | 1,872 1000 No | 9 |
| 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 | 1,522 1000 No | 1,383 1000 No | 1,713 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 Peru 1,777 1000 No compare
- 28 Ghana 1,744 1000 No compare
- 29 South Sudan 1,422 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 4.33 1000 No compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1,324 1000 No compare
- 32 Russian Federation 1,138 1000 No compare
- 33 Egypt 1,103 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Brazil?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Brazil was 1,393 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3,071 1000 No in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,364 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.