Cashew nut yields in Brazil
Brazil: Cashew nut yields was 0.3536 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cashew nut yields in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.3536 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Brazil peaked at 0.5578 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0871 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Brazil 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2344 tonnes per hectare | 0.1555 tonnes per hectare | 0.3281 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3693 tonnes per hectare | 0.1862 tonnes per hectare | 0.5578 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3069 tonnes per hectare | 0.1708 tonnes per hectare | 0.4073 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2064 tonnes per hectare | 0.0871 tonnes per hectare | 0.3053 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2565 tonnes per hectare | 0.1923 tonnes per hectare | 0.3433 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2102 tonnes per hectare | 0.1065 tonnes per hectare | 0.3251 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3153 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Brazil?
- Cashew nut yields in Brazil was 0.3536 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5578 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for cashew nut yields?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.