Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil
Brazil: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 27.78 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.78 million hectares
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
29.21 million hectares
in 2023
All-time low
11.17 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 27.78 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil peaked at 29.21 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.17 million hectares, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.17 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 11.52 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 12.57 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 13.11 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 14.25 million hectares | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 13.52 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 14.49 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 15.12 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 15.77 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 16.82 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 17.67 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 17.47 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.80 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 18.02 million hectares | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 19.31 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 21.56 million hectares | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 21.28 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 19.86 million hectares | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 20.86 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 21.08 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 19.89 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 21.90 million hectares | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 18.08 million hectares | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 19.50 million hectares | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 19.70 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 22.40 million hectares | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 23.46 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 23.08 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 21.97 million hectares | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 18.51 million hectares | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 19.82 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 20.56 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 18.29 million hectares | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 20.06 million hectares | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 19.75 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 17.52 million hectares | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 17.79 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.79 million hectares | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 17.44 million hectares | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 17.60 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.15 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.88 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.93 million hectares | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 20.42 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.31 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 18.42 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.54 million hectares | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 20.81 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 20.08 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.60 million hectares | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 19.22 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.61 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 20.91 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 21.85 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.20 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.13 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 22.65 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 21.48 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 22.78 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 23.90 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 25.00 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 27.66 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 29.21 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 27.78 million hectares | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.50 million hectares | 11.17 million hectares | 15.77 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.97 million hectares | 16.80 million hectares | 21.56 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.11 million hectares | 18.08 million hectares | 23.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.55 million hectares | 15.79 million hectares | 20.56 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.22 million hectares | 17.60 million hectares | 20.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.84 million hectares | 18.60 million hectares | 22.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.71 million hectares | 23.90 million hectares | 29.21 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Brazil was 27.78 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 29.21 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.