Sugar cane yields in Brazil
Brazil: Sugar cane yields was 75.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.58 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
25th
of 110 countries
All-time high
80.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
42.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Brazil is 75.58 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Brazil peaked at 80.26 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Brazil ranks 25th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 42.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 42.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 43.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 44.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 46.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 45.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 45.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 45 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 46.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 46.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 47.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 46.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 46.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 46.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 52.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 54 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 54.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 57.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 55.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 60.52 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 62.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 60.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 63.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 60.45 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 62.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 62.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 62.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 61.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 64.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 63.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 67.22 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 66.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 68.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 69.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 69.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 71.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 73.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 73.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 75.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 77.63 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 79.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 79.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 76.45 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 75.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.65 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 74.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 75.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.77 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 73.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 77.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 75.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 75.58 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 75.58 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.35 tonnes per hectare | 42.23 tonnes per hectare | 46.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.08 tonnes per hectare | 46.23 tonnes per hectare | 54.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.64 tonnes per hectare | 55.18 tonnes per hectare | 63.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.82 tonnes per hectare | 61.48 tonnes per hectare | 69.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.14 tonnes per hectare | 67.88 tonnes per hectare | 80.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.88 tonnes per hectare | 70.65 tonnes per hectare | 79.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.86 tonnes per hectare | 71.77 tonnes per hectare | 77.9 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Brazil?
- Sugar cane yields in Brazil was 75.58 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.26 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.23 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Brazil rank for sugar cane yields?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.