Agricultural land — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Agricultural land — Area was 237,091 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 237,091 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Brazil peaked at 241,999 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 156,959 1000 ha, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 7th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171,787 1000 ha | 156,959 1000 ha | 186,615 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 207,520 1000 ha | 190,328 1000 ha | 227,543 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 237,735 1000 ha | 232,517 1000 ha | 241,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 230,036 1000 ha | 227,805 1000 ha | 234,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,163 1000 ha | 228,324 1000 ha | 231,113 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,854 1000 ha | 231,834 1000 ha | 236,879 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,873 1000 ha | 236,759 1000 ha | 237,091 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 373,213 1000 ha compare
- 6 Australia 363,519 1000 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 14.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15,763 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 173,361 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 8,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.47 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55,642 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Brazil?
- Agricultural land — area in Brazil was 237,091 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 241,999 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,959 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for agricultural land — area?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.