Rye — Area harvested in Brazil
Brazil: Rye — Area harvested was 3,360 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Brazil stood at 3,360 ha.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Brazil peaked at 25,709 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,147 ha, in 1988.
Brazil ranks 40th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,436 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,709 ha | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 22,879 ha | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 20,898 ha | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 21,376 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 21,347 ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 22,297 ha | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 22,487 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 22,543 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 22,929 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 23,819 ha | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 20,420 ha | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 20,003 ha | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 22,616 ha | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 20,857 ha | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 13,640 ha | -34.6% |
| 1977 | 9,080 ha | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 8,191 ha | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 10,850 ha | +32.5% |
| 1980 | 12,236 ha | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 24,312 ha | +98.7% |
| 1982 | 4,741 ha | -80.5% |
| 1983 | 4,183 ha | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 3,781 ha | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 12,611 ha | +233.5% |
| 1986 | 5,070 ha | -59.8% |
| 1987 | 3,022 ha | -40.4% |
| 1988 | 2,147 ha | -29.0% |
| 1989 | 3,854 ha | +79.5% |
| 1990 | 4,395 ha | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 5,242 ha | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 6,691 ha | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 5,631 ha | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 4,235 ha | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 2,647 ha | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 5,263 ha | +98.8% |
| 1997 | 8,224 ha | +56.3% |
| 1998 | 9,907 ha | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 6,554 ha | -33.8% |
| 2000 | 6,755 ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6,953 ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4,847 ha | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 2,738 ha | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 3,402 ha | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 4,543 ha | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 2,932 ha | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 3,866 ha | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 4,748 ha | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 3,629 ha | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 2,343 ha | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 2,341 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,554 ha | +137.2% |
| 2013 | 3,744 ha | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 3,082 ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 3,615 ha | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 3,469 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,565 ha | +60.4% |
| 2018 | 4,897 ha | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 5,630 ha | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 5,350 ha | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 5,467 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5,569 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4,365 ha | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 3,360 ha | -23.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3,360 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,782 ha, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3,360 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 537 ha, 6.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +233.5% | 3,781 ha | 12,611 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,552 ha | 20,898 ha | 25,709 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,240 ha | 8,191 ha | 23,819 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,596 ha | 2,147 ha | 24,312 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,879 ha | 2,647 ha | 9,907 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,441 ha | 2,738 ha | 6,953 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,024 ha | 2,341 ha | 5,630 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,822 ha | 3,360 ha | 5,569 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 37 Serbia 4,610 ha compare
- 38 Morocco 3,705 ha compare
- 39 Italy 3,690 ha compare
- 41 North Macedonia 3,189 ha compare
- 42 Switzerland 1,970 ha compare
- 43 South Africa 1,782 ha 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 rye — area harvested in Brazil?
- Rye — area harvested in Brazil was 3,360 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 25,709 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,147 ha in 1988.
- How does Brazil rank for rye — area harvested?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Area harvested. 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.