Land use for palm oil production in Brazil
Brazil: Land use for palm oil production was 221,828 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use for palm oil production in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 221,828 hectares for land use for palm oil production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Brazil peaked at 221,828 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 13th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,756 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,140 hectares | 2,200 hectares | 7,600 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,150 hectares | 5,700 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,842 hectares | 33,000 hectares | 80,932 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,185 hectares | 78,363 hectares | 103,904 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,362 hectares | 106,420 hectares | 177,475 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,508 hectares | 197,165 hectares | 221,828 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Brazil?
- Land use for palm oil production in Brazil was 221,828 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 221,828 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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