Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 4,060 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,020 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,027 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,029 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,029 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,031 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,032 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,034 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,036 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,037 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,040 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,043 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,046 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,049 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,051 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,052 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,055 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,059 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,060 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4,060 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.88 1000 ha, 44.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4,060 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.81 1000 ha, 123.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 2 Türkiye 1,027 1000 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 928.32 1000 ha compare
- 4 India 3,952 1000 ha compare
- 5 Japan 3,409 1000 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 576.34 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
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 223 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
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.