Brazil vs Egypt: Wheat production
Brazil
7.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
9.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
20th
Egypt rank
18th
Wheat production over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.40 million tonnes against 7.63 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.77 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 18th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 705,005 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 723,985 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 424,360 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.83 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.51 million tonnes | 5.24 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.25 million tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.60 million tonnes | 8.69 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.99 million tonnes | 9.41 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 9.40 million tonnes against 7.63 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Brazil and Egypt?
- 1.77 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for wheat production?
- Brazil ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 18th of 126 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.