Cashew nut yields in Brazil
Brazil: Cashew nut yields was 0.3536 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3536 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5578 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
All-time low
0.0871 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cashew nut yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1934 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2067 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2003 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1555 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2141 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1862 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3129 tonnes per hectare | +68.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3281 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3121 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2724 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5578 tonnes per hectare | +43.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4119 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1862 tonnes per hectare | -54.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | +60.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4442 tonnes per hectare | +48.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4989 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3832 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4073 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3653 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3446 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2318 tonnes per hectare | -40.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3149 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2955 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1708 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | +67.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2644 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1847 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2885 tonnes per hectare | +56.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1552 tonnes per hectare | -46.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1062 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2201 tonnes per hectare | +107.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2646 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3053 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2154 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0871 tonnes per hectare | -59.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2374 tonnes per hectare | +172.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2129 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1943 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2474 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2683 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2718 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2181 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3433 tonnes per hectare | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1923 tonnes per hectare | -44.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3255 tonnes per hectare | +69.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2909 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1375 tonnes per hectare | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3019 tonnes per hectare | +119.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1065 tonnes per hectare | -64.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1577 tonnes per hectare | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1718 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1749 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1314 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2734 tonnes per hectare | +108.1% |
| 2018 | 0.322 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3251 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3269 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3465 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2895 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3536 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 32% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3536 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9866 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.