Brazil is a key agricultural and industrial power with the strongest economy in Latin America. However, despite recent improvements in income distribution, poverty remains widespread, with income inequality a significant challenge at the root of rural poverty. Approximately 35 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars per day; in rural areas, this increases to 51 percent (IFAD 2012). Since approximately 19 percent of Brazil’s population lives in rural areas, this means that Brazil has about 18 million poor rural people.
General Information
- 194,9462,476,652,189,880 $10,720 $71,538,657,409 $%6.97 %214.00%
Food Security
- 3,1736.00 %%19.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,060,700 MT | 12,061,500 MT | 12,651,100 MT | 11,236,000 MT | |
| 4,114,060 MT | 6,027,130 MT | 5,055,530 MT | 6,036,790 MT | |
| 52,112,200 MT | 58,933,300 MT | 50,719,800 MT | 55,364,300 MT | |
| 57,857,200 MT | 59,242,480 MT | 56,960,732 MT | 68,756,300 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290,135 MT | 201,432 MT | 511,919 MT | 591,606 MT | |
| 652,102 MT | 104,477 MT | 645,140 MT | 384,750 MT | |
| 3,937,999 MT | 10,933,455 MT | 6,432,662 MT | 7,781,900 MT | |
| 24,958,000 MT | 23,733,800 MT | 24,499,500 MT | 28,562,707 MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516,982 MT | 642,143 MT | 704,480 MT | 430,860 MT | |
| 4,988,140 MT | 6,530,500 MT | 6,638,020 MT | 6,032,700 MT | |
| 597,026 MT | 956,397 MT | 1,095,539 MT | 769,799 MT | |
| 367,748 MT | 48,857 MT | 97,928 MT | 96,281 MT |