Grassland — Area from MODIS in Brazil

Brazil: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 187,113 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
187,113 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 223 countries
All-time high
193,315 1000 ha
in 2018
All-time low
169,151 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Brazil, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001201220242001: 169.2k 1000 ha2002: 170.0k 1000 ha2003: 174.9k 1000 ha2004: 174.9k 1000 ha2005: 176.0k 1000 ha2006: 178.8k 1000 ha2007: 180.0k 1000 ha2008: 179.5k 1000 ha2009: 172.8k 1000 ha2010: 175.8k 1000 ha2011: 172.9k 1000 ha2012: 174.5k 1000 ha2013: 174.0k 1000 ha2014: 174.0k 1000 ha2015: 177.3k 1000 ha2016: 187.3k 1000 ha2017: 190.9k 1000 ha2018: 193.3k 1000 ha2019: 191.7k 1000 ha2020: 186.8k 1000 ha2021: 189.8k 1000 ha2022: 190.8k 1000 ha2023: 188.2k 1000 ha2024: 187.1k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in Brazil is 187,113 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Brazil peaked at 193,315 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 169,151 1000 ha, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 8th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Brazil, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 169,151 1000 ha —
2002 170,001 1000 ha +0.5%
2003 174,860 1000 ha +2.9%
2004 174,931 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 175,956 1000 ha +0.6%
2006 178,781 1000 ha +1.6%
2007 180,012 1000 ha +0.7%
2008 179,455 1000 ha -0.3%
2009 172,788 1000 ha -3.7%
2010 175,800 1000 ha +1.7%
2011 172,941 1000 ha -1.6%
2012 174,514 1000 ha +0.9%
2013 174,021 1000 ha -0.3%
2014 174,027 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 177,316 1000 ha +1.9%
2016 187,321 1000 ha +5.6%
2017 190,890 1000 ha +1.9%
2018 193,315 1000 ha +1.3%
2019 191,706 1000 ha -0.8%
2020 186,807 1000 ha -2.6%
2021 189,791 1000 ha +1.6%
2022 190,765 1000 ha +0.5%
2023 188,190 1000 ha -1.3%
2024 187,113 1000 ha -0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 187,113 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 814.65 1000 ha, 229.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 187,113 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 250.65 1000 ha, 746.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 175,104 1000 ha 169,151 1000 ha 180,012 1000 ha 9
2010s 181,185 1000 ha 172,941 1000 ha 193,315 1000 ha 10
2020s 188,533 1000 ha 186,807 1000 ha 190,765 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha compare
  4. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,755 1000 ha compare
  5. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
  6. 7 Canada 203,741 1000 ha compare
  7. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,189 1000 ha compare
  8. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,639 1000 ha compare
  9. 9 Mongolia 100,380 1000 ha compare
  10. 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
  11. 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare
  12. 11 Argentina 86,322 1000 ha compare
  13. 11 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Brazil?
Grassland — area from modis in Brazil was 187,113 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 193,315 1000 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 169,151 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for grassland — area from modis?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — 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
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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.