Yields of important staple crops in Brazil
Brazil: Yields of important staple crops was 2.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.61
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
77th
of 125 countries
All-time high
3.27
in 2022
All-time low
0.4237
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Brazil is 2.61, measured in 2024.
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 important staple crops in Brazil peaked at 3.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4237, in 1972.
Brazil ranks 77th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.4945 | 0.9762 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8439 | 0.4237 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 | 0.646 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.15 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.48 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 2.21 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 | 2.32 | 3.27 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture share gdp 6.09 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.09 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Brazil?
- Yields of important staple crops in Brazil was 2.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4237 in 1972.
- How does Brazil rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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