Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Brazil 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 114 Guam 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Argentina 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Indonesia 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Honduras 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Croatia 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.