Rye yields in Brazil
Brazil: Rye yields was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.56 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
52nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
2.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.7227 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 52nd out of 65 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.
Rye yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7341 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7227 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.804 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7876 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7755 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8239 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8431 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8274 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8379 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8175 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9575 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.917 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8972 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9089 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.858 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8055 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7946 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7561 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.975 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9844 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9788 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8688 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +60.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8025 tonnes per hectare | -40.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.56 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.56 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +60.7% | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 49 Mexico 1.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Montenegro 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 USSR 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 North Macedonia 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 North Korea 1.23 tonnes per hectare 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 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 52nd out of 65 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.