Kenaf production in Brazil
In 2024 Brazil produced 4,547 t of kenaf, the 8th largest in the world (1.98% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 60,591 t in 1976. Area harvested: 3,217 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 4,547 t
- World rank
- 8 of 23
- 10-year change
- −44%
- Record
- 60,591 t
- 1976
Kenaf in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.0%
- 3.4% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.4
- world 1.5 (−5.9%)
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −44%
- world −4.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DR Congo | 7,835 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Malaysia | 5,620 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Brazil | 4,547 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 3,681 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3,335 | 1.4% |
Map of world production of kenaf
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,547 | +49% | 3,217 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 3,057 | +6.3% | 2,251 | 1.36 |
| 2022 | 2,876 | −1.8% | 1,941 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | 2,928 | −32% | 2,066 | 1.42 |
| 2020 | 4,328 | +70% | 2,871 | 1.51 |
| 2019 | 2,550 | −12% | 1,955 | 1.30 |
| 2018 | 2,892 | +3.0% | 2,152 | 1.34 |
| 2017 | 2,807 | −1.9% | 2,056 | 1.37 |
| 2016 | 2,860 | −42% | 2,926 | 0.98 |
| 2015 | 4,917 | −40% | 4,625 | 1.06 |
| 2014 | 8,130 | −14% | 5,856 | 1.39 |
| 2013 | 9,502 | +12% | 6,612 | 1.44 |
| 2012 | 8,467 | −46% | 6,589 | 1.29 |
| 2011 | 15,611 | +18% | 11,263 | 1.39 |
| 2010 | 13,216 | −6.0% | 10,470 | 1.26 |
| 2009 | 14,054 | +11% | 9,415 | 1.49 |
| 2008 | 12,625 | −35% | 9,430 | 1.34 |
| 2007 | 19,296 | −3.0% | 12,415 | 1.55 |
| 2006 | 19,899 | −1.3% | 12,682 | 1.57 |
| 2005 | 20,164 | +95% | 12,489 | 1.61 |
| 2004 | 10,319 | +15% | 7,094 | 1.45 |
| 2003 | 8,979 | +4.3% | 6,421 | 1.40 |
| 2002 | 8,608 | +47% | 5,844 | 1.47 |
| 2001 | 5,869 | −1.3% | 4,810 | 1.22 |
| 2000 | 5,947 | −8.9% | 3,759 | 1.58 |
| 1999 | 6,529 | −14% | 4,439 | 1.47 |
| 1998 | 7,578 | +111% | 4,975 | 1.52 |
| 1997 | 3,585 | −10% | 2,587 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 4,005 | −60% | 3,011 | 1.33 |
| 1995 | 10,051 | −38% | 6,073 | 1.66 |
| 1994 | 16,208 | −5.2% | 10,014 | 1.62 |
| 1993 | 17,089 | −12% | 10,686 | 1.60 |
| 1992 | 19,451 | +67% | 16,142 | 1.20 |
| 1991 | 11,635 | −37% | 13,713 | 0.85 |
| 1990 | 18,510 | −42% | 21,192 | 0.87 |
| 1989 | 31,733 | −40% | 32,235 | 0.98 |
| 1988 | 52,949 | +15% | 47,244 | 1.12 |
| 1987 | 46,141 | +29% | 44,499 | 1.04 |
| 1986 | 35,840 | −15% | 35,953 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 42,261 | −21% | 42,526 | 0.99 |
| 1984 | 53,749 | +11% | 55,423 | 0.97 |
| 1983 | 48,363 | +7.5% | 45,443 | 1.06 |
| 1982 | 44,977 | −23% | 42,740 | 1.05 |
| 1981 | 58,269 | +16% | 56,295 | 1.04 |
| 1980 | 50,053 | −2.7% | 45,702 | 1.10 |
| 1979 | 51,433 | −15% | 46,604 | 1.10 |
| 1978 | 60,318 | +5.7% | 52,700 | 1.14 |
| 1977 | 57,056 | −5.8% | 53,421 | 1.07 |
| 1976 | 60,591 | +34% | 53,211 | 1.14 |
| 1975 | 45,160 | +53% | 46,106 | 0.98 |
| 1974 | 29,471 | −14% | 32,382 | 0.91 |
| 1973 | 34,288 | +27% | 33,662 | 1.02 |
| 1972 | 26,927 | +103% | 30,100 | 0.89 |
| 1971 | 13,274 | −11% | 15,915 | 0.83 |
| 1970 | 14,972 | +15% | 11,000 | 1.36 |
| 1969 | 13,009 | −15% | 11,000 | 1.18 |
| 1968 | 15,249 | +10.0% | 11,000 | 1.39 |
| 1967 | 13,867 | −19% | 11,000 | 1.26 |
| 1966 | 17,201 | +9.6% | 11,500 | 1.50 |
| 1965 | 15,701 | +24% | 10,700 | 1.47 |
| 1964 | 12,692 | −3.4% | 10,700 | 1.19 |
| 1963 | 13,144 | −0.1% | 10,700 | 1.23 |
| 1962 | 13,152 | +0.2% | 11,300 | 1.16 |
| 1961 | 13,130 | — | 9,800 | 1.34 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of kenaf in Brazil?
Brazil produced 4,547 t in 2024, 2.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of kenaf?
Brazil ranked 8th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 44.3% of the world total.
How has the production of kenaf in Brazil changed?
It fell by 44% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.2% for the world. The record was 60,591 t in 1976.
What is the yield of kenaf in Brazil?
1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (4,547 t from 3,217 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.