Inland waters — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Inland waters — Area was 15,763 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15,763 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Brazil peaked at 15,763 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15,763 1000 ha, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 15,763 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 India 31,407 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 17,531 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 17,470 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,265 1000 ha compare
- 10 Ethiopia PDR 12,090 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,781 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Brazil?
- Inland waters — area in Brazil was 15,763 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15,763 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,763 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for inland waters — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 waters — 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.