Land use hidden — Cropland in Brazil

Brazil: Land use hidden — Cropland was 633,980 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
633,980 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
635,180 Square kilometres
in 2017
All-time low
314,440 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland in Brazil, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 633,980 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Brazil peaked at 635,180 Square kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 314,440 Square kilometres, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 335,520 Square kilometres 314,440 Square kilometres 356,600 Square kilometres 9
1970s 435,635 Square kilometres 361,900 Square kilometres 548,550 Square kilometres 10
1980s 601,025 Square kilometres 577,270 Square kilometres 628,107 Square kilometres 10
1990s 529,625 Square kilometres 501,050 Square kilometres 564,560 Square kilometres 10
2000s 587,483 Square kilometres 548,700 Square kilometres 613,910 Square kilometres 10
2010s 627,667 Square kilometres 616,570 Square kilometres 635,180 Square kilometres 10
2020s 634,160 Square kilometres 633,980 Square kilometres 634,460 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 United States 1.55 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 4 China (People’s Republic of) 1.28 million Square kilometres compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 1.24 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 7 Nigeria 442,262 Square kilometres compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 441,222 Square kilometres compare
  6. 9 Argentina 414,553 Square kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland in Brazil?
Land use hidden — cropland in Brazil was 633,980 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 635,180 Square kilometres in 2017.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 314,440 Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for land use hidden — cropland?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Land use hidden — Cropland in Brazil. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-hidden-cropland/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-hidden-cropland/brazil/">Land use hidden — Cropland in Brazil</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
220 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata