Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Cereal yields
Brazil
5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
43rd
Cereal yields over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 5 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.0212 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.7812 tonnes per hectare | 0.5822 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 5 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.0028 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 5 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereal yields?
- Brazil ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd 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.