Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 173,361 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Brazil is 173,361 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Brazil peaked at 179,188 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 125,515 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Brazil 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,235 1000 ha | 125,515 1000 ha | 150,955 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 163,957 1000 ha | 154,138 1000 ha | 172,688 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,632 1000 ha | 174,499 1000 ha | 179,188 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 177,074 1000 ha | 174,303 1000 ha | 178,444 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,414 1000 ha | 168,358 1000 ha | 173,454 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,087 1000 ha | 170,177 1000 ha | 173,361 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,361 1000 ha | 173,361 1000 ha | 173,361 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 China 263,216 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 263,215 1000 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 183,093 1000 ha compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 171,000 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 117,227 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mongolia 106,117 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)
- Inland waters — Area 15,763 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 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Brazil?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Brazil was 173,361 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 179,188 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,515 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.