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Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

Brazil: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
45th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.392 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1982: 0.391 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1983: 0.406 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1984: 0.413 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1985: 0.404 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1986: 0.412 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1987: 0.423 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1988: 0.412 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1989: 0.398 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1990: 0.398 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1992: 0.311 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.306 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.301 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1996: 0.309 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1997: 0.302 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.3 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.297 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.319 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.313 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.314 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.311 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.314 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.317 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.325 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.333 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.344 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.322 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.397 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.39 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.382 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.373 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.401 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.43 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.445 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.448 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.42 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.406 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.4% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

Brazil ranks 45th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, year by year

Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1981 0.4% —
1982 0.4% -0.3%
1983 0.4% +3.7%
1984 0.4% +1.8%
1985 0.4% -2.2%
1986 0.4% +2.1%
1987 0.4% +2.5%
1988 0.4% -2.6%
1989 0.4% -3.2%
1990 0.4% -0.1%
1992 0.3% -22.0%
1993 0.3% -1.5%
1995 0.3% -1.5%
1996 0.3% +2.4%
1997 0.3% -2.3%
1998 0.3% -0.4%
1999 0.3% -1.3%
2001 0.3% +7.5%
2002 0.3% -1.9%
2003 0.3% +0.4%
2004 0.3% -0.9%
2005 0.3% +0.9%
2006 0.3% +0.8%
2007 0.3% +2.7%
2008 0.3% +2.5%
2009 0.3% +3.3%
2011 0.3% -6.5%
2012 0.4% +23.2%
2013 0.4% -1.6%
2014 0.4% -2.0%
2015 0.4% -2.5%
2016 0.4% +7.5%
2017 0.4% +7.3%
2018 0.4% +3.4%
2019 0.4% +0.8%
2020 0.4% -6.2%
2021 0.4% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 42 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  2. 43 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
  3. 44 Argentina 0.4% compare
  4. 46 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  5. 47 Colombia 0.4% compare
  6. 48 Sweden 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 45th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
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