Brazil - Agriculture Employment 2008

Employment in agriculture · World Bank
11.67% −0.80% from 2007 Global rank: 69th

Brazil's agriculture employment was 11.67% in 2008, decreased +0.80% from 12.47% in 2007. This was the 69th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008
Agriculture Employment by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 0.14% -2.8%
2nd Hong Kong SAR, China 0.27% 28.3%
3rd Macao SAR, China 0.40% 0.0%
4th Bahrain 1.18% -4.5%
5th Israel 1.39% 6.7%
6th United Kingdom 1.44% 5.5%
7th Belgium 1.55% -16.3%
8th Qatar 1.57% -33.3%
9th Brunei Darussalam 1.61% -1.4%
10th Germany 1.62% -29.2%
11th Puerto Rico (US) 1.66% 31.8%
12th Luxembourg 1.67% -9.7%
13th United States 1.72% 2.4%
14th Malta 1.79% -3.8%
15th Djibouti 1.82% -3.3%
16th Canada 1.91% -2.2%
17th Sweden 2.12% -5.8%
18th Virgin Islands (US) 2.30% -3.1%
19th Guam 2.47% -2.9%
20th Kuwait 2.51% -2.6%
21st Norway 2.65% -12.7%
22nd Denmark 2.71% -8.7%
23rd Netherlands 2.72% -15.4%
24th France 2.76% -19.1%
25th New Caledonia 2.85% -8.7%
26th Channel Islands 2.93% -1.9%
27th Bahamas, The 2.94% 27.5%
28th United Arab Emirates 3.12% -7.6%
29th Czechia 3.17% -4.7%
30th Barbados 3.18% -8.5%
31st French Polynesia 3.39% -3.6%
32nd Australia 3.60% -2.9%
33rd Jordan 3.66% -3.3%
34th Italy 3.70% -6.8%
35th Estonia 3.90% -18.3%
36th Spain 3.91% -10.3%
37th Switzerland 4.07% 4.5%
38th Cyprus 4.23% -3.5%
39th Lebanon 4.28% -4.6%
40th Hungary 4.31% -2.6%
41st Finland 4.39% -4.8%
42nd Japan 4.58% -0.3%
43rd Iceland 4.60% -22.2%
44th Slovak Republic 4.95% -5.1%
45th European Union 5.12% -8.5%
46th Ireland 5.29% -2.8%
47th Saudi Arabia 5.31% -2.8%
48th Trinidad and Tobago 5.37% 0.8%
49th Austria 5.45% -1.4%
50th South Africa 5.51% -2.7%
51st Portugal 6.19% -3.6%
52nd Korea 6.72% -2.4%
53rd New Zealand 6.99% -2.5%
54th Montenegro 7.45% -13.9%
55th Bulgaria 7.63% 1.1%
56th Latvia 7.96% -21.8%
57th Suriname 8.01% -0.6%
58th Lithuania 8.06% -28.8%
59th Russian Federation 8.36% -3.7%
60th Oman 8.62% 2.3%
61st Mauritius 8.64% -2.2%
62nd Slovenia 8.66% -3.5%
63rd Argentina 9.17% -2.9%
64th Chile 9.73% -4.1%
65th Greece 10.62% 0.5%
66th Dominican Republic 11.38% -1.4%
67th Uruguay 11.52% -0.9%
68th Iraq 11.60% -3.0%
69th Brazil 11.67% -6.4%
70th Libya 11.89% -0.2%
71st St. Lucia 12.59% -2.3%
72nd Belarus 12.61% -6.0%
73rd Croatia 12.82% 3.7%
74th Costa Rica 13.18% -6.5%
75th West Bank and Gaza 13.36% -16.7%
76th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 13.37% -1.9%
77th Malaysia 13.96% -5.2%
78th Mexico 14.23% -0.6%
79th Syrian Arab Republic 14.45% -24.5%
80th Maldives 14.58% -5.1%
81st Eswatini 14.59% -0.8%
82nd Ukraine 14.65% -1.3%
83rd Poland 14.67% -5.1%
84th Algeria 14.93% -8.8%
85th Cabo Verde 15.34% -3.1%
86th São Tomé and Principe 16.01% -8.6%
87th Colombia 17.20% -1.9%
88th Tunisia 18.10% -3.6%
89th Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.25% -1.1%
90th Romania 18.48% -3.6%
91st Cuba 18.57% -0.9%
92nd Jamaica 18.68% -1.7%
93rd El Salvador 18.76% 3.7%
94th Belize 18.90% -1.0%
95th North Macedonia 19.31% 8.0%
96th Panama 19.81% 20.6%
97th Botswana 19.93% -5.4%
98th Guyana 21.56% -1.7%
99th Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.77% 3.8%
100th Türkiye 22.44% 0.9%
101st Kyrgyz Republic 23.82% -1.5%
102nd Paraguay 25.30% -11.8%
103rd Honduras 25.99% -1.1%
104th Peru 26.48% -2.6%
105th Papua New Guinea 26.62% 0.4%
106th Namibia 27.83% 1.0%
107th Uzbekistan 28.93% -4.0%
108th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.96% -14.2%
109th Ecuador 29.89% -1.7%
110th Kazakhstan 30.16% -3.4%
111th Gambia, The 30.78% -0.7%
112th Tonga 30.89% -2.5%
113th Serbia 31.00% -1.7%
114th Yemen, Republic of 31.31% -3.4%
115th Nepal 31.35% -1.9%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of 31.86% -2.6%
117th Nicaragua 32.25% -4.4%
118th Philippines 32.37% -0.6%
119th Turkmenistan 32.39% -3.8%
120th Lesotho 32.50% -2.0%
121st Fiji 32.57% 4.6%
122nd Sri Lanka 32.64% -1.3%
123rd Samoa 32.92% -0.5%
124th Guatemala 33.22% -0.7%
125th Gabon 37.76% 0.0%
126th Armenia 38.01% -1.3%
127th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 38.24% -2.2%
128th Congo, Republic of 38.63% -1.6%
129th Thailand 38.99% -1.0%
130th Senegal 39.17% -0.6%
131st Angola 39.42% 5.7%
132nd Azerbaijan 39.59% 2.7%
133rd China 39.60% -2.9%
134th Solomon Islands 39.88% 0.1%
135th Mauritania 40.50% -0.6%
136th Indonesia 40.70% -1.6%
137th Morocco 41.50% -1.1%
138th Sudan 43.41% -2.0%
139th Benin 43.50% -0.7%
140th Pakistan 44.05% 2.5%
141st Albania 44.63% -1.1%
142nd Mongolia 44.95% -6.2%
143rd Nigeria 46.96% -1.5%
144th Côte d'Ivoire 47.41% -0.6%
145th Togo 47.69% -6.0%
146th Liberia 47.89% -2.3%
147th Viet Nam 48.51% -1.6%
148th Haiti 48.96% -0.8%
149th Bangladesh 48.99% -1.5%
150th Comoros 49.05% -3.7%
151st Moldova 49.75% -0.5%
152nd Georgia 52.42% -0.9%
153rd Timor-Leste 52.62% -1.9%
154th Myanmar 52.76% -1.4%
155th India 52.88% -0.9%
156th Vanuatu 52.99% -0.7%
157th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 53.71% -0.7%
158th Tajikistan 53.73% -1.1%
159th Equatorial Guinea 54.02% -2.3%
160th Ghana 55.01% -5.3%
161st Cambodia 55.92% -3.8%
162nd Kenya 56.59% -0.2%
163rd Eritrea 57.87% 2.6%
164th Afghanistan 58.07% -1.2%
165th Cameroon 58.25% -2.6%
166th Bhutan 61.14% -0.6%
167th Guinea 62.60% -2.3%
168th South Sudan 63.59% -0.1%
169th Uganda 63.73% 1.4%
170th Congo, Democratic Republic of 64.39% -0.7%
171st Mali 65.37% 3.1%
172nd Central African Republic 65.59% 0.1%
173rd Rwanda 66.00% -3.6%
174th Zimbabwe 66.15% 3.0%
175th Burkina Faso 66.28% -1.2%
176th Sierra Leone 66.51% -0.9%
177th Guinea-Bissau 66.63% -0.1%
178th Malawi 68.55% -1.0%
179th Tanzania 70.04% -0.4%
180th Niger 75.44% -0.4%
181st Madagascar 75.99% -2.8%
182nd Zambia 76.39% -0.3%
183rd Chad 76.97% -0.6%
184th Mozambique 77.66% -0.7%
185th Lao PDR 80.83% -1.2%
186th Burundi 89.21% -0.5%

FAQ

What was Brazil's agriculture employment in 2008?

Brazil's agriculture employment in 2008 was 11.67%. This ranked 69th globally.

How did Brazil's agriculture employment change in 2008?

Brazil's agriculture employment decreased by 6.4% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2008?

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2008 at 89.21%.

What is the agriculture employment of Brazil in 2008?

The agriculture employment of Brazil in 2008 was 11.67%. This ranked 69th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Brazil's agriculture employment?

Brazil's agriculture employment went from 12.47% in 2007 to 11.67% in 2008, a 6.4% decrease.