Wheat yields in Brazil
Brazil: Wheat yields was 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Brazil is 2.61 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Brazil peaked at 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4237 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Brazil 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7878 tonnes per hectare | 0.4945 tonnes per hectare | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8439 tonnes per hectare | 0.4237 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.646 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 wheat yields in Brazil?
- Wheat yields in Brazil was 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4237 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Brazil rank for wheat yields?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.