Brazil: Cereal production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Brazil's cereal production (metric tons) fell 10.8% on 2023 (from 155.88 million to 138.98 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 14.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 40.2% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 26% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5.56 million a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Brazil had the 5th highest value of the 177 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brazil in the 2024 ranking

• China — 1st of 177: 651.36 million
• United States — 2nd of 177: 454.99 million
• India — 3rd of 177: 391.12 million
• Russian Federation — 5th of 177: 120.4 million
• Argentina — 6th of 177: 85.73 million
• Indonesia — 7th of 177: 68.28 million

What this measures

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Limitations: Data on cereal production may be affected by a variety of reporting and timing differences. Millet and sorghum, which are grown as feed for livestock and poultry in Europe and North America, are used as food in Africa, Asia, and countries of the former Soviet Union. So some cereal crops are excluded from the data for some countries and included elsewhere, depending on their use. The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations through annual questionnaires and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 64 values

Cereal production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 50.37 (2024)
• Argentina — 85.73 million (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 604.91 (2024)
• Barbados — 1.1 (2024)
• Belize — 145,751 (2024)
• Bolivia — 3.74 million (2024)
• Chile — 2.56 million (2024)
• Colombia — 4.34 million (2024)
• Costa Rica — 72,256 (2024)
• Cuba — 307,959 (2024)
• Dominica — 194.19 (2024)

More environment data for Brazil

• Population in largest city — 22.99 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 12.25% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 94.31 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 44.32% (2025)
• Rural population — 25.16 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 11.82% (2025)
• Urban population — 187.65 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 88.18% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 882,935 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Brazil's cereal production (metric tons)?

138.98 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 824.3% from 15.04 million in 1961 (3.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 155.88 million in 2023 and the lowest 15.04 million in 1961.

How does Brazil rank?

5th highest of 177 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in cereal production (metric tons) unusual for Brazil?

In 2024, Brazil's cereal production (metric tons) fell 10.8% on 2023 (from 155.88 million to 138.98 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 14.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.CREL.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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