Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Brazil

Brazil: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 82.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
82.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 26 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2009
All-time low
82.7%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2009–2015

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Brazil, 2009–2015

0204060802009201220152009: 84.42011: 83.92012: 83.12013: 83.22014: 82.72015: 82.7

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2015, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Brazil stood at 82.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 21st of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Brazil, 2009 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2009 84.4%
2011 83.9% -0.6%
2012 83.1% -1.0%
2013 83.2% +0.1%
2014 82.7% -0.5%
2015 82.7% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.4% 84.4% 84.4% 1
2010s 83.1% 82.7% 83.9% 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Thailand 86.7%
  2. 19 Panama 86.5% compare
  3. 20 Namibia 83.8%
  4. 22 Argentina 57.4% compare
  5. 23 Costa Rica 50.6% compare
  6. 24 South Africa 36.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Brazil?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Brazil was 82.7% in 2015, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.