Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brazil

Brazil: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 28.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.37 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
145th
of 237 countries
All-time high
28.95 %
in 1985
All-time low
18.78 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brazil, 1961–2024

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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 145th out of 237 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 147 Norfolk Island 27.78 % compare
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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 145th out of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
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.