What is arable land use per person in Brazil?

Arable land use per person in Brazil was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2611 hectares per person in 2001.

How does Brazil rank for arable land use per person?

Brazil ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Brazil

Name: Arable land use per person in Brazil
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Arable land use per person was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2635 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

36th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.3923 hectares per person

in 1980

All-time low

0.2611 hectares per person

in 2001

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Brazil, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Brazil is 0.2635 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Brazil peaked at 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2611 hectares per person, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3076 hectares per person	0.2994 hectares per person	0.3167 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.3255 hectares per person	0.2957 hectares per person	0.3784 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.3751 hectares per person	0.3307 hectares per person	0.3923 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.2776 hectares per person	0.2614 hectares per person	0.3174 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.262 hectares per person	0.2611 hectares per person	0.2644 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.269 hectares per person	0.2654 hectares per person	0.2724 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.2652 hectares per person	0.2635 hectares per person	0.2669 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Brazil

33 Chad 0.2743 hectares per person compare
34 Namibia 0.27 hectares per person compare
35 Cuba 0.2639 hectares per person compare
37 Benin 0.2513 hectares per person compare
38 France 0.2472 hectares per person compare
39 Zimbabwe 0.246 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Brazil

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Brazil?: Arable land use per person in Brazil was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2611 hectares per person in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for arable land use per person?: Brazil ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.