Country area — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Country area — Area was 851,042 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Brazil is 851,042 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Brazil peaked at 851,577 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 851,042 1000 ha, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 7th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 851,256 1000 ha | 851,042 1000 ha | 851,577 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Brazil?
- Country area — area in Brazil was 851,042 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 851,577 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 851,042 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for country area — area?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Country area — 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.