Land use in Brazil
Brazil: Land use was 63.40 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Brazil is 63.40 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Brazil peaked at 63.52 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.44 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Brazil 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.55 million hectares | 31.44 million hectares | 35.66 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.56 million hectares | 36.19 million hectares | 54.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.10 million hectares | 57.73 million hectares | 62.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.96 million hectares | 50.10 million hectares | 56.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.75 million hectares | 54.87 million hectares | 61.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.77 million hectares | 61.66 million hectares | 63.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.42 million hectares | 63.40 million hectares | 63.45 million hectares | 4 |
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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 in Brazil?
- Land use in Brazil was 63.40 million hectares in 2023, 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 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 63.52 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.44 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for land use?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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