Cropland — Share in Land area in Brazil
Brazil: Cropland — Share in Land area was 7.62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Brazil stood at 7.62 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Brazil peaked at 7.62 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.76 %, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 160th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.01 % | 3.76 % | 4.27 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.21 % | 4.33 % | 6.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.19 % | 6.91 % | 7.51 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 % | 5.99 % | 6.75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 % | 6.56 % | 7.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 % | 7.38 % | 7.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6 % | 7.59 % | 7.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 157 Puerto Rico 8.15 % compare
- 158 Panama 8 % compare
- 159 French Polynesia 7.69 % compare
- 161 Tajikistan 7.57 % compare
- 162 Fiji 7.56 % compare
- 163 Russian Federation 7.55 % compare
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 cropland — share in land area in Brazil?
- Cropland — share in land area in Brazil was 7.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 % in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Brazil ranks 160th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land 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.