Cropland — Area per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Brazil stood at 0.3 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.48 ha/cap in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3 ha/cap, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 52nd of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.42 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.39 ha/cap | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.41 ha/cap | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.43 ha/cap | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.45 ha/cap | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.46 ha/cap | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.48 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.39 ha/cap | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.36 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.32 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.32 ha/cap | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3 ha/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4022 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.407 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9906 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.91 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Brazil?
- Cropland — area per capita in Brazil was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 1980.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.