Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Brazil
Brazil: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 73.12 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 73.12 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Brazil peaked at 80.99 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 73.12 %, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 60th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.45 % | 79.97 % | 80.89 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.1 % | 75.89 % | 80.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.72 % | 74.05 % | 75.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.98 % | 75.97 % | 78.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.37 % | 73.44 % | 75.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.28 % | 73.19 % | 73.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.19 % | 73.12 % | 73.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 14.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Brazil?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Brazil was 73.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.99 % in 1970.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.12 % in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Brazil ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.