Brazil vs India: Bean production
Brazil
3.02 million tonnes
in 2024
India
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Bean production over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 7.99 million tonnes against 3.02 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 4.97 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 135 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 255,709 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 70,998 tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 2.33 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 925,838 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 2.69 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 3.14 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 3.02 million tonnes | 6.38 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.95 million tonnes | 7.88 million tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bean production, Brazil or India?
- India, at 7.99 million tonnes against 3.02 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bean production between Brazil and India?
- 4.97 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for bean production?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bean production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Bean (dry) production is measured in tonnes.