Land area — Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0039 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Brazil 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.009 1000 ha per person | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.004 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Brazil?
- Land area — area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.