Agricultural land — Area in Brazil

Brazil: Agricultural land — Area was 237,091 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
237,091 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 237 countries
All-time high
241,999 1000 ha
in 1985
All-time low
156,959 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 Australia and New Zealand 373,213 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 Australia 363,519 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.