Municipalities with a higher value of agricultural production have an increase in the share of agricultural GDP

The municipalities with the highest value of agricultural production in the country have, on average, a high share of their agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the municipality's total GDP. For the 50 considered richest in terms of production value, the average share of agro GDP in total GDP is 36,8%, while for Brazil this share was 5,4%. Most of these municipalities are located in Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Bahia.  

The conclusion is from a technical note from the General Coordination of Policy and Information Assessment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), based on data from the Municipal Agricultural Research (PAM) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), both from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 

For Sapezal (MT), leader in cotton production, the municipality's agro GDP in relation to GDP is 54,5%; for São Desiderio (BA), cotton leader in Bahia, the share of GDP is 66,5%. For Diamantino (MT), it is 54,3%, and in Formosa do Rio Preto, the share is 64,0%. 

Richest municipalities in agriculture: 

The average production value of the 50 municipalities with the highest production value is R$1,521 billion. In this group of municipalities, the highest values ​​are observed in Sorriso (MT) R$ 3,946 billion, Sapezal (MT) R$ 3,338 billion, São Desiderio (BA) R$ 3,183 billion, Campo Novo dos Parecis (MT) R$ 3,055 billion , Rio Verde (GO) R$ 2,578 billion and Cristalina (GO) R$ 3,338 billion.

According to the Municipal Agricultural Survey, the production value of the country's main agricultural crops reached R$361 billion in 2019, exceeding the record achieved in the previous year by 5,1%. Corn, cotton and sugar cane were the main products that influenced this growth.  

According to IBGE, of the 50 municipalities with the highest value of agricultural production in the country, 22 municipalities are in Mato Grosso, six in Goiás, six in Mato Grosso do Sul and six in Bahia. 

The municipalities that lead the production of soybeans and corn, for the most part, also appear in the first positions of generating value from herbaceous cotton. These are, characteristically, the municipalities that also lead in productivity levels. 

The leading states in production value in 2019

Federation Units	Production value (Thousand Reais)
Brazil	361.000.875
Mato Grosso	58.355.521
São Paulo	55.556.164
Rio Grande do Sul	40.875.724
Paraná	40.545.888
Minas Gerais	34.767.291
Goiás	29.408.576
Bahia	19.326.586
Mato Grosso do Sul	19.239.650
Para	10.799.393
Santa Catarina	10.189.406
Source: IBGE, Municipal Agricultural Production, 2019.

Federation Units

Production value (Thousand Reais)

Brazil

361.000.875

Mato Grosso

58.355.521

São Paulo

55.556.164

Rio Grande do Sul

40.875.724

Paraná

40.545.888

Minas Gerais

34.767.291

Goiás

29.408.576

Bahia

19.326.586

Mato Grosso do Sul

19.239.650

Para

10.799.393

Santa Catarina

10.189.406

Source: IBGE, Municipal Agricultural Production, 2019.