Orange yields in Brazil
Brazil: Orange yields was 27.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.77 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
15th
of 123 countries
All-time high
30.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
10.97 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Orange 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 27.77 tonnes per hectare for orange yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in Brazil peaked at 30.66 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.97 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Brazil ranks 15th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Orange yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.84 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 15.69 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 15.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 15.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 16.76 tonnes per hectare | +52.7% |
| 1975 | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 16.91 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 17.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 18.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 19.79 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 19.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 18.76 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 21.44 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 18.84 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 20.26 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 20.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 19.19 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 19.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 19.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 23.48 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 19.43 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 23.16 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 21.86 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 23.39 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 20.47 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 22.29 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 24.91 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 20.59 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 20.24 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 22.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 24.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 24.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 27.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 29.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 30.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 27.77 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 27.77 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.07 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 27.77 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.17 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orange yields in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +52.7% | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | 16.76 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 tonnes per hectare | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 15.82 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | 17.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | 21.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.24 tonnes per hectare | 19.19 tonnes per hectare | 23.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 20.24 tonnes per hectare | 24.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | 28.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.09 tonnes per hectare | 27.77 tonnes per hectare | 30.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 orange yields in Brazil?
- Orange yields in Brazil was 27.77 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 orange yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.66 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.97 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Brazil rank for orange yields?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Orange 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.