How does Brazil rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Brazil ranks 3rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Brazil

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Brazil
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Brazil: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 4,060 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

4,060 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

3rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

4,060 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

4,020 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Brazil, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Brazil stood at 4,060 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Brazil peaked at 4,060 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,020 1000 ha, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 3rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	4,030 1000 ha	4,020 1000 ha	4,034 1000 ha	9
2010s	4,046 1000 ha	4,036 1000 ha	4,055 1000 ha	10
2020s	4,058 1000 ha	4,056 1000 ha	4,060 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

1 China 16,225 1000 ha compare
2 China, mainland 15,855 1000 ha compare
4 India 3,952 1000 ha compare
5 Japan 3,409 1000 ha compare
6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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)
Arable land — Area 55,642 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Brazil?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Brazil was 4,060 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 4,060 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 4,020 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Brazil ranks 3rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.