Arable land — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Arable land — Area was 55,642 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
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
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.