Rye yields in Brazil
Brazil: Rye yields was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Brazil stood at 1.56 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Brazil peaked at 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7227 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Brazil 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7814 tonnes per hectare | 0.7227 tonnes per hectare | 0.8431 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8792 tonnes per hectare | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | 0.9575 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9703 tonnes per hectare | 0.7561 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.8025 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 48 Argentina 1.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Mexico 1.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Montenegro 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 North Macedonia 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 North Korea 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Brazil?
- Rye yields in Brazil was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7227 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Brazil rank for rye yields?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.