ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil
Brazil: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 3.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil is 3.2 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil peaked at 9.4 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 2024.
That places Brazil 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 7.3 % | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.2 % | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6 % | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 6.5 % | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 6.7 % | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5 % | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.9 % | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9 % | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 9 % | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 9.4 % | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3 % | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 7.5 % | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8 % | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6 % | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5 % | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5 % | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 % | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2 % | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.4 % | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 4 % | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 % | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2 % | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.2 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1 %, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.2 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3 %, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.98 % | 6.5 % | 7.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.24 % | 6 % | 9.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 % | 4 % | 5.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 % | 3.2 % | 4.6 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Brazil was 3.2 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Brazil ranks 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.