Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brazil
Brazil: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 28.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 28.37 % for agricultural land — share in 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 — share in land area in Brazil peaked at 28.95 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18.78 %, in 1961.
That places Brazil 154th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.78 % | — |
| 1962 | 19.22 % | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 19.67 % | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 20.11 % | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 20.55 % | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 21 % | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 21.44 % | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 21.88 % | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 22.33 % | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 22.77 % | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 23.19 % | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 23.61 % | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 24.03 % | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 24.45 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 24.87 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 25.46 % | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 26.05 % | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 26.64 % | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 27.22 % | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 27.82 % | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 28.05 % | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 28.27 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 28.5 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 28.73 % | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 28.95 % | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 28.78 % | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 28.61 % | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 28.44 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 28.1 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 27.93 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 27.76 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 27.59 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.42 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 27.26 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 27.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.57 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.65 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.37 % | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 28.37 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 28.37 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.55 % | 18.78 % | 22.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.83 % | 22.77 % | 27.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.44 % | 27.82 % | 28.95 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.52 % | 27.26 % | 28.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.42 % | 27.32 % | 27.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 % | 27.74 % | 28.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.34 % | 28.33 % | 28.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 151 Indonesia 28.93 % compare
- 152 Guadeloupe 28.66 % compare
- 153 Honduras 28.49 % compare
- 155 Tajikistan 28.01 % compare
- 156 Norfolk Island 27.78 % compare
- 157 Croatia 26.22 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Brazil?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Brazil was 28.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.95 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.78 % in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Brazil ranks 154th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.