How have things changed? in Brazil

Brazil: How have things changed? was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.60 million metric tons
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
389,141 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Brazil, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

In 2024, how have things changed? in Brazil stood at 1.60 million metric tons. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Brazil peaked at 1.60 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 389,141 metric tons, in 1965.

Brazil ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 438,353 metric tons 389,141 metric tons 495,735 metric tons 5
1970s 697,333 metric tons 573,843 metric tons 784,339 metric tons 10
1980s 880,036 metric tons 798,638 metric tons 968,155 metric tons 10
1990s 696,326 metric tons 640,295 metric tons 751,180 metric tons 10
2000s 1.03 million metric tons 850,647 metric tons 1.20 million metric tons 10
2010s 1.22 million metric tons 1.11 million metric tons 1.34 million metric tons 10
2020s 1.35 million metric tons 1.12 million metric tons 1.60 million metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 17 Egypt 2.03 million metric tons compare
  2. 18 Ecuador 2.02 million metric tons compare
  3. 19 Malaysia 1.92 million metric tons compare
  4. 21 Iran 1.50 million metric tons compare
  5. 22 Morocco 1.43 million metric tons compare
  6. 23 Nigeria 1.11 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Brazil?
How have things changed? in Brazil was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 389,141 metric tons in 1965.
How does Brazil rank for how have things changed??
Brazil ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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