Palm kernels — Production in Brazil
Brazil: Palm kernels — Production was 195,000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Palm kernels — Production in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for palm kernels — production in Brazil is 195,000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — production in Brazil peaked at 270,569 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 108,216 t, in 1995.
That places Brazil 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Palm kernels — Production in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 129,987 t | — |
| 1962 | 148,827 t | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 155,349 t | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 168,167 t | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 186,325 t | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 187,301 t | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 191,764 t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 193,044 t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 198,981 t | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 235,243 t | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 221,574 t | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 230,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 228,878 t | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 237,437 t | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 229,645 t | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 242,557 t | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 252,704 t | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 251,680 t | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 270,569 t | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 267,072 t | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 259,164 t | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 239,083 t | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 224,280 t | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 223,112 t | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 240,570 t | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 209,540 t | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 214,922 t | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 218,853 t | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 212,891 t | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 205,507 t | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 198,703 t | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 183,555 t | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 138,695 t | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 117,208 t | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 108,216 t | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 134,470 t | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 129,316 t | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 128,562 t | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 125,725 t | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 122,736 t | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 120,465 t | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 119,786 t | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 121,000 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 121,500 t | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 124,594 t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 128,000 t | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 130,000 t | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 150,000 t | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 180,000 t | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 208,893 t | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 208,900 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 210,000 t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 226,700 t | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 206,900 t | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 126,800 t | -38.7% |
| 2016 | 129,700 t | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 135,000 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 180,000 t | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 142,000 t | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 160,000 t | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 164,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 180,000 t | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 195,000 t | +8.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 195,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72,500 t, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 195,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82,000 t, 2.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -38.7% | 206,900 t | 126,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173,305 t | 129,987 t | 198,981 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 240,029 t | 221,574 t | 270,569 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 230,949 t | 209,540 t | 267,072 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 146,996 t | 108,216 t | 205,507 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,808 t | 119,786 t | 180,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,489 t | 126,800 t | 226,700 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,750 t | 160,000 t | 195,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Nigeria 375,000 t compare
- 5 Colombia 312,806 t compare
- 5 Melanesia 202,000 t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 75,000 t compare
- 6 Guatemala 238,337 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21,308 t compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 179,000 t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 7,141 t compare
- 9 Honduras 165,000 t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 10 Ghana 152,000 t compare
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 palm kernels — production in Brazil?
- Palm kernels — production in Brazil was 195,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — production recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 270,569 t in 1979.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,216 t in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for palm kernels — production?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm kernels — production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, published as part of Palm kernels — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.