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How much cassava does Brazil produce?

Brazil is the 5th largest producer of cassava: 19.1 million tonnes in 2024, 5.6% of the world's 341.6 million tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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Brazil's cassava production

Brazil cassava production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
519.1 million tonnes5.6%-2% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Brazil cassava production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of brazil cassava production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Brazil cassava production from 18,058,384 to 19,066,096, peaking at 30,229,168.05,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,00025,000,00030,000,00035,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Brazil cassava production

Share of world output over time

Brazil's share of world cassava production in selected years
19902000201020202024
16%13%9.9%5.9%5.6%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 29%, 1970s 25%, 1980s 17%, 1990s 14%, 2000s 12%, 2010s 7.6%, 2020s 5.6%. See the concentration-over-time report.

How much cassava Brazil uses

Brazil's domestic supply of cassava was 18.4 million tonnes in 2023, 5.4% of the world's. Food supply was 32 kg per person a year, 24th highest of 112 countries with a million or more people. It produced 101% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 0%. FAO's item is "Cassava and products". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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