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How much sisal does Brazil produce and export?

Brazil is the largest producer of sisal: 93,261 tonnes in 2024, 40% of the world's 233,961 tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 4th largest exporter by value: $39.1 million in 2024, 5.7% of world exports of sisal (HS 5305) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is China, which takes 65% of its sisal exports by value.

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Brazil's sisal production

Brazil sisal production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
193,261 tonnes40%-3.8% a year2024

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

Brazil sisal production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of brazil sisal production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Brazil sisal production from 164,200 to 93,261, peaking at 314,314.050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Brazil sisal production

Share of world output over time

Brazil's share of world sisal production in selected years
19902000201020202024
49%48%63%39%40%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 23%, 1970s 35%, 1980s 50%, 1990s 45%, 2000s 61%, 2010s 52%, 2020s 41%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Brazil's sisal exports

Brazil exports of Coconut, abaca, sisal and other vegetable textile fibres, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
4$39.1 million5.7%36,771 t$1,0632024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 5305 (Coconut, abaca, sisal and other vegetable textile fibres).

Where Brazil's sisal goes

Largest destinations of Brazil's sisal exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Brazil's exports
China$25M65%
Algeria$3M8.5%
Portugal$3M7.4%
Mexico$1M3.7%
Egypt$1M3.6%

Largest five destinations of 1,502 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

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