Argentina vs Brazil: Cereal yields
Argentina
4.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
49th
Brazil rank
46th
Cereal yields over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.85 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 49th and Brazil ranks 46th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1717 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.6296 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.6458 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.6394 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.511 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.1627 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 0.1524 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.85 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for cereal yields?
- Argentina ranks 49th and Brazil ranks 46th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.