Yields of key staple crops in Brazil
Brazil: Yields of key staple crops was 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Brazil stood at 2.61 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops 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 yields of key staple crops in Brazil?
- Yields of key staple crops in Brazil was 2.61 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4237 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Brazil rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.