Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Brazil
Brazil: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 9,006 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Brazil stood at 9,006 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Brazil peaked at 9,061 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8,693 1000 ha, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 5th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,693 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8,810 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8,868 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,926 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9,005 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9,031 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9,041 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9,022 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,061 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9,033 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,017 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,975 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,920 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,839 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,815 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8,788 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,821 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,853 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8,888 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 8,894 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,942 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,005 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9,006 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9,006 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114.84 1000 ha, 78.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9,006 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.5 1000 ha, 156.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,940 1000 ha | 8,693 1000 ha | 9,061 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,910 1000 ha | 8,788 1000 ha | 9,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,947 1000 ha | 8,888 1000 ha | 9,006 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,034 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
- 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 5,831 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 17,833 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 8,896 1000 ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 1,440 1000 ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8,865 1000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,077 1000 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 8,813 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 964.19 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 inland water bodies — area from modis in Brazil?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Brazil was 9,006 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9,061 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,693 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Inland water bodies — 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.