CNAE 0159-8/01 · Brazil

Apicultura

7,003 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.

Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication

What this list shows

We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.

Active companies: 7,003; 373rd of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months: 1,540; +17.7% · 294th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country: 0.0; do this activity
Openings per 100 active: 22; in the country: 21

Active companies in this activity

More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.

MATRUNITA DA AMAZONIA APICULTURA LTDACaucaia (CE)
COOPERATIVA DOS APICULTORES PRDS APICOLAS E DERIVS E PRODUTOS DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR E ECONOMIA SOLIDARIA DA REGIAO DO RIO GAVIAO E SERRA GERALLicínio de Almeida (BA)
T. TERAO PRODUTOS APICOLAS LTDAPilar do Sul (SP)
COODAPIS- COOPERATIVA DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR INDIGENA E ASSENTADOS DO NORDESTE BRASILEIROTabira (PE)
APIARIO CUNHAMEL PRODUTOS ALIMENTICIOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
A R T E EMPREENDIMENTOS AGRICOLAS E PATRIMONIAIS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
APIARIO A. L. WENZEL AGROINDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDAChorozinho (CE)
APIARIO SERTANEJO LTDATucano (BA)
RESERVA NATURAL DO ALPINISTA WALDEMAR NICLEVICZ - RNAWN LTDACuritiba (PR)
S C ESPINDOLA LTDAChapada dos Guimarães (MT)
BURITI COMERCIO DE MEL E DERIVADOS LTDAVacaria (RS)
APIARIO ENCANTO DA SERRA LTDABoa Esperança (MG)

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Where the companies are

Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity

0.0
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0.0 – 0.1

Federative units with the most companies

1 São Paulo 2,805
2 Minas Gerais 949
3 Paraná 385
4 Rio Grande do Sul 385
5 Bahia 358
6 Rio de Janeiro 242
7 Santa Catarina 205
8 Goiás 200
9 Pernambuco 172
10 Ceará 166

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11 Piauí 153
12 Espírito Santo 109
13 Pará 109
14 Mato Grosso 104
15 Alagoas 98
16 Rio Grande do Norte 86
17 Maranhão 85
18 Mato Grosso do Sul 77
19 Distrito Federal 75
20 Paraíba 61
21 Amazonas 51
22 Tocantins 33
23 Rondônia 31
24 Sergipe 30
25 Roraima 16
26 Amapá 12
27 Acre 6

Cities with the most companies

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What activity 0159-8/01 is

Section A — Agricultura, pecuária, produção florestal, pesca e aqüicultura
Division — Agricultura, pecuária e serviços relacionados
Group — Pecuária
Class — Criação de animais não especificados anteriormente

What it covers

A criação de abelhas para a produção de mel, cera e outros produtos apícolas

Typical activities

Criação de abelhas apicultura
Criação de abelhas de espécies nativas
Criação de abelhas meliponicultura
Criação de abelhas nativas sem ferrão
Produção de cera de abelha
Produção de cera de abelha meliponas
Produção de cera de abelha sem ferrão
Produção de mel de abelha
Produção de mel de abelhas meliponas
Produção de mel de abelhas sem ferrão
Produção de própolis
Serviços de remoção, captura de enxames de abelhas

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 0159-8

criação de animais não especificados anteriormente, by subclass

Subclass	Active	Openings	Change
0159-8/01 Apicultura · this one	7,003	1,540	+17.7%
0159-8/02 Criação de animais de estimação	5,558	1,185	+9.8%
0159-8/03 Criação de escargô	3	0	—
0159-8/04 Criação de bicho da seda	285	10	—
0159-8/99 Criação de outros animais não especificados anteriormente	600	49	+48.5%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 0159-8/01

How many CNAE 0159-8/01 companies are there in Brazil?

7,003 active companies have CNAE 0159-8/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 373rd among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 0159-8?

Class 0159-8 has 5 subclasses: 0159-8/01; 0159-8/02; 0159-8/03; 0159-8/04; 0159-8/99. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 2,805. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.

Does this total include branches and secondary activities?

No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.

Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?

No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.

How we count

Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.