> Brazil had 191,000 rabbits and hares in 2024, the 25th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 13%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/brazil/

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# Rabbits and hares in Brazil

Brazil had 191,000 rabbits and hares in 2024, the 25th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 13%. The record was 962,000 head in 1987.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 2024191,000 head
World rank25 of 50
10-year change−13%
Record962,000 head1987

## Rabbits and hares in Brazil, 1961–2024 (head)

## Brazil compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.09%0.07% in 2014
10-year change−13%world −32%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 | [Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/bolivia/) | 283,000 | 0.13% |
| 24 | [Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/netherlands/) | 263,000 | 0.13% |
| 25 | **Brazil** | 191,000 | 0.09% |
| 26 | [Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/belarus/) | 149,000 | 0.07% |
| 27 | [Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/madagascar/) | 133,000 | 0.06% |

[Full ranking of 50 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/)

### Map of rabbits and hares numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 191,000 | −1.0% |
| 2023 | 193,000 | −1.5% |
| 2022 | 196,000 | −1.5% |
| 2021 | 199,000 | −2.0% |
| 2020 | 203,000 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 198,000 | −3.9% |
| 2018 | 206,000 | −1.9% |
| 2017 | 210,000 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 209,000 | −3.2% |
| 2015 | 216,000 | −1.8% |
| 2014 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 210,000 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 205,000 | −12% |
| 2011 | 234,000 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 226,000 | −4.2% |
| 2009 | 236,000 | −10% |
| 2008 | 263,000 | −9.6% |
| 2007 | 291,000 | −3.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 | −1.3% |
| 2005 | 304,000 | −6.2% |
| 2004 | 324,000 | −3.3% |
| 2003 | 335,000 | −0.6% |
| 2002 | 337,000 | −3.4% |
| 2001 | 349,000 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | 376,000 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 377,000 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 345,000 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 330,000 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 319,000 | −36% |
| 1995 | 500,000 | −7.7% |
| 1994 | 542,000 | −4.1% |
| 1993 | 565,000 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | 593,000 | −8.6% |
| 1991 | 649,000 | −6.9% |
| 1990 | 697,000 | −17% |
| 1989 | 838,000 | −7.8% |
| 1988 | 909,000 | −5.5% |
| 1987 | 962,000 | +21% |
| 1986 | 792,000 | +23% |
| 1985 | 644,000 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 623,000 | −6.6% |
| 1983 | 667,000 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 662,000 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 717,000 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 709,000 | +22% |
| 1979 | 579,000 | −2.2% |
| 1978 | 592,000 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 590,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 590,000 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 588,000 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 585,000 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 582,000 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 580,000 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 578,000 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 575,000 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 570,000 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 568,000 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 565,000 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 562,000 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 560,000 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 558,000 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 555,000 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 552,000 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 550,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many rabbits and hares are there in Brazil?

Brazil had 191,000 rabbits and hares in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Brazil rank in the world by number of rabbits and hares?

Brazil ranked 25th of 50 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 54.7% of the world total.

### How has the number of rabbits and hares in Brazil changed?

It fell by 13% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −32% for the world. The record was 962,000 head in 1987.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Brazil is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/china/)[North Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/north-korea/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/benin/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/nigeria/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/egypt/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/ukraine/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/russia/)[Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/algeria/)[Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/sierra-leone/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/mexico/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/peru/)[Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/burundi/)
[All countries producing rabbits and hares](https://husfarm.com/production/rabbits-and-hares/)

## Other products of Brazil

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brazil/)[Soybeans](https://husfarm.com/production/soybeans/brazil/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/brazil/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/brazil/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/brazil/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/brazil/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/brazil/)[Oranges](https://husfarm.com/production/oranges/brazil/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/brazil/)[Soya bean oil](https://husfarm.com/production/soya-bean-oil/brazil/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)
[Agricultural production in Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/country/brazil/)

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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