Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Brazil
Brazil: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 18.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.1 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Brazil peaked at 26.45 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.1 %, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 142nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 25.02 % | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 26.45 % | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 25.39 % | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.02 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.16 % | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 25.65 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 24.66 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.99 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.05 % | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 21.47 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.73 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 21.06 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 20.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.48 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.44 % | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 19.03 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.39 % | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.96 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 19.29 % | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.1 % | -6.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.1 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.1 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.05 %, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.57 % | 21.34 % | 26.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 % | 19.01 % | 21.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.19 % | 18.1 % | 19.96 % | 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Brazil?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Brazil was 18.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.45 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in 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.