Brazil: Food production index
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| Brazil |
Food production index (2004-2006 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 113.8 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2022 |
| Average | 51.8 |
| Min - Max | 14.0 - 113.8 |
| Source | FAO |
The latest value from 2022 is 113.8 index points, an increase from 112.1 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 109.8 index points, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1961 to 2022 is 51.8 index points. The minimum value, 14 index points, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 113.8 index points was recorded in 2022.
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Definition: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Forest area, percent | 59.1 | 2022 | percent |
| Percent agricultural land | 28.64 | 2021 | percent |
| Employment in agriculture | 8.73 | 2022 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 6.24 | 2023 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 135.67 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 2,393,696 | 2021 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 115.9 | 2022 | index points |
| Precipitation | 1,761 | 2021 | mm per year |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 6.7 | 2022 | percent |
| Cereal crop yield by hectar | 4,901 | 2022 | kg per hectar |
| Food production index | 113.8 | 2022 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 363.0 | 2022 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 112.2 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 4,941,960.0 | 2022 | sq. km |