Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Brazil

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Brazil as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

67,313 t

natural honey, 2024

official figure

1,039,216

beehives, 2024

imputed value

1,795 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Brazil, 1961 to 2024From 7,749 in 1961 to 67,313 in 2024.02040608019611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Brazil, 1961 to 2024From 310,000 in 1961 to 1,039,216 in 2024.01219611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Brazil produced 67,313 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 7 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 3.4% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (21,865 t), production rose by 208%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 67,313 t in 2024, the lowest 4,129 t in 1974.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 1,039,216 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 16 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 64.8 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 1,795 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Brazil

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

Honeys linked to this country

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Brazil. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.