> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 20244,547 t
World rank8 of 23
10-year change−44%
Record60,591 t1976

## Kenaf in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Brazil compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total2.0%3.4% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.4world 1.5 (−5.9%)
kg per person0.02world 0.03
10-year change−44%world −4.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/dr-congo/) | 7,835 | 3.4% |
| 7 | [Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/malaysia/) | 5,620 | 2.4% |
| 8 | **Brazil** | 4,547 | 2.0% |
| 9 | [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/mozambique/) | 3,681 | 1.6% |
| 10 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/indonesia/) | 3,335 | 1.4% |

[Full ranking of 23 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/)

### Map of world production of kenaf

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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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/india/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/russia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/china/)[Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/cuba/)[Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/chile/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/dr-congo/)[Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/malaysia/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/mozambique/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/indonesia/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/thailand/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/nigeria/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/mali/)
[All countries producing kenaf](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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