Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Brazil
Brazil: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 23.47 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 23.47 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Brazil peaked at 23.54 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.82 %, in 1970.
That places Brazil 149th out of 231 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.99 % | 14.93 % | 15.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.72 % | 14.82 % | 19.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.07 % | 20.45 % | 21.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3 % | 18.68 % | 20.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.98 % | 19.91 % | 21.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.99 % | 22.17 % | 23.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 % | 23.47 % | 23.52 % | 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 — Area 55,642 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Brazil?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Brazil was 23.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.54 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.82 % in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Brazil ranks 149th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.