Arable land — Area in Brazil

Brazil: Arable land — Area was 55,642 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55,642 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 231 countries
All-time high
55,762 1000 ha
in 2017
All-time low
23,628 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable 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 55,642 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Brazil peaked at 55,762 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,628 1000 ha, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 7th of 231 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 25,745 1000 ha 23,628 1000 ha 27,861 1000 ha 9
1970s 34,881 1000 ha 28,206 1000 ha 44,800 1000 ha 10
1980s 50,110 1000 ha 47,546 1000 ha 52,908 1000 ha 10
1990s 44,415 1000 ha 42,563 1000 ha 47,340 1000 ha 10
2000s 48,075 1000 ha 45,450 1000 ha 50,782 1000 ha 10
2010s 54,012 1000 ha 51,404 1000 ha 55,762 1000 ha 10
2020s 55,656 1000 ha 55,642 1000 ha 55,690 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 4 Russian Federation 121,649 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 China 109,061 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 China, mainland 108,466 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Argentina 46,842 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Canada 38,064 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 Nigeria 37,184 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Brazil?
Arable land — area in Brazil was 55,642 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 55,762 1000 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 23,628 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for arable land — area?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.