Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Brazil

Brazil: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 20.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.74 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 220 countries
All-time high
21.44 %
in 1985
All-time low
15.02 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Brazil, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Brazil stood at 20.74 %.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Brazil peaked at 21.44 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.02 %, in 1961.

That places Brazil 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.54 % 15.02 % 18.06 % 9
1970s 19.62 % 18.44 % 20.66 % 10
1980s 21.25 % 20.88 % 21.44 % 10
1990s 21.19 % 20.85 % 21.35 % 10
2000s 20.39 % 20.14 % 20.75 % 10
2010s 20.59 % 20.36 % 20.74 % 10
2020s 20.74 % 20.74 % 20.74 % 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 76 Caribbean 21.84 % compare
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  4. 80 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20.68 % compare
  5. 81 Costa Rica 20.67 % compare
  6. 82 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Brazil?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Brazil was 20.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 21.44 % in 1985.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 15.02 % in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Brazil ranks 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.