Sisal production in Brazil
In 2024 Brazil produced 93,261 t of sisal, the largest total in the world (39.9% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 32%. The record was 314,314 t in 1975. Area harvested: 98,063 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 93,261 t
- World rank
- 1 of 23
- 10-year change
- −32%
- Record
- 314,314 t
- 1975
Sisal in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 39.9%
- 53.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 0.9 (+12%)
- kg per person
- 0.44
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −32%
- world −9.6%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of sisal
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 | 93,261 | −2.4% | 98,063 | 0.95 |
| 2023 | 95,567 | −2.1% | 103,609 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 97,594 | −0.8% | 100,632 | 0.97 |
| 2021 | 98,403 | +14% | 100,280 | 0.98 |
| 2020 | 86,061 | −0.9% | 99,015 | 0.87 |
| 2019 | 86,820 | +4.7% | 99,157 | 0.88 |
| 2018 | 82,923 | +4.1% | 95,406 | 0.87 |
| 2017 | 79,629 | −56% | 84,861 | 0.94 |
| 2016 | 180,948 | −1.4% | 199,104 | 0.91 |
| 2015 | 183,560 | +33% | 197,748 | 0.93 |
| 2014 | 138,008 | −8.4% | 156,536 | 0.88 |
| 2013 | 150,584 | +69% | 176,739 | 0.85 |
| 2012 | 89,128 | −69% | 248,683 | 0.36 |
| 2011 | 283,797 | +15% | 285,724 | 0.99 |
| 2010 | 246,535 | −12% | 264,016 | 0.93 |
| 2009 | 280,005 | +14% | 273,277 | 1.02 |
| 2008 | 246,239 | +0.3% | 282,452 | 0.87 |
| 2007 | 245,389 | −1.1% | 278,027 | 0.88 |
| 2006 | 248,111 | +20% | 279,584 | 0.89 |
| 2005 | 206,974 | +3.9% | 240,019 | 0.86 |
| 2004 | 199,135 | +6.5% | 233,224 | 0.85 |
| 2003 | 187,008 | +9.2% | 221,638 | 0.84 |
| 2002 | 171,266 | −5.6% | 202,805 | 0.84 |
| 2001 | 181,475 | −6.7% | 204,233 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 194,463 | +0.4% | 194,514 | 1.00 |
| 1999 | 193,673 | +67% | 182,700 | 1.06 |
| 1998 | 115,816 | −16% | 161,277 | 0.72 |
| 1997 | 137,887 | +14% | 152,923 | 0.90 |
| 1996 | 121,436 | +2.9% | 136,469 | 0.89 |
| 1995 | 118,056 | −10% | 152,040 | 0.78 |
| 1994 | 131,365 | +4.2% | 164,793 | 0.80 |
| 1993 | 126,076 | −38% | 179,105 | 0.70 |
| 1992 | 204,227 | −13% | 264,201 | 0.77 |
| 1991 | 233,721 | +26% | 300,263 | 0.78 |
| 1990 | 185,156 | −16% | 249,109 | 0.74 |
| 1989 | 221,231 | +17% | 270,757 | 0.82 |
| 1988 | 189,654 | −0.9% | 273,495 | 0.69 |
| 1987 | 191,294 | −22% | 296,181 | 0.65 |
| 1986 | 246,232 | −15% | 322,311 | 0.76 |
| 1985 | 290,901 | +29% | 332,605 | 0.87 |
| 1984 | 224,760 | +24% | 320,350 | 0.70 |
| 1983 | 180,859 | −28% | 306,661 | 0.59 |
| 1982 | 251,325 | +5.1% | 345,279 | 0.73 |
| 1981 | 239,203 | +1.8% | 312,546 | 0.77 |
| 1980 | 234,981 | +3.0% | 296,081 | 0.79 |
| 1979 | 228,191 | +13% | 287,886 | 0.79 |
| 1978 | 201,786 | −10% | 269,636 | 0.75 |
| 1977 | 225,246 | +35% | 295,776 | 0.76 |
| 1976 | 166,438 | −47% | 280,715 | 0.59 |
| 1975 | 314,314 | +8.2% | 326,982 | 0.96 |
| 1974 | 290,479 | +11% | 263,704 | 1.10 |
| 1973 | 260,824 | −12% | 248,349 | 1.05 |
| 1972 | 295,965 | +6.6% | 295,565 | 1.00 |
| 1971 | 277,744 | +35% | 272,656 | 1.02 |
| 1970 | 205,000 | 0.0% | 310,000 | 0.66 |
| 1969 | 205,000 | +14% | 310,000 | 0.66 |
| 1968 | 180,000 | −2.7% | 310,000 | 0.58 |
| 1967 | 185,000 | −2.6% | 310,000 | 0.60 |
| 1966 | 190,000 | −2.6% | 320,000 | 0.59 |
| 1965 | 195,000 | +9.5% | 326,000 | 0.60 |
| 1964 | 178,100 | +3.5% | 289,000 | 0.62 |
| 1963 | 172,100 | −1.1% | 242,000 | 0.71 |
| 1962 | 174,000 | +6.0% | 209,000 | 0.83 |
| 1961 | 164,200 | — | 197,000 | 0.83 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sisal in Brazil?
Brazil produced 93,261 t in 2024, 39.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of sisal?
Brazil was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Tanzania.
How has the production of sisal in Brazil changed?
It fell by 32% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 314,314 t in 1975.
What is the yield of sisal in Brazil?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (93,261 t from 98,063 ha), against a world average of 0.9 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.