How have things changed? in Brazil
Brazil: How have things changed? was 1.60 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in Brazil, 1965–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.