Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.047 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil is 0.047 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0667 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.012 tonnes per person, in 1988.
That places Brazil 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 1966 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 0.02 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | +53.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +50.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | +100.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1988 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -59.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +59.9% |
| 1991 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +91.0% |
| 1992 | 0.041 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0553 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0392 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0409 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | +63.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0591 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.047 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.047 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.031 tonnes per person | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0534 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person | 0.0642 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0389 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0539 tonnes per person | 0.0409 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0581 tonnes per person | 0.047 tonnes per person | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Brazil was 0.047 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0667 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 tonnes per person in 1988.
- How does Brazil rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.