What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil?

Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil was 370.13 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 448.37 1000 ha in 1993.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 365.18 1000 ha in 2003.

How does Brazil rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Brazil ranks 62nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Brazil

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Brazil
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Brazil: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 370.13 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

370.13 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

62nd

of 241 countries

All-time high

448.37 1000 ha

in 1993

All-time low

365.18 1000 ha

in 2003

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Brazil, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil stood at 370.13 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil peaked at 448.37 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 365.18 1000 ha, in 2003.

That places Brazil 62nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	445.09 1000 ha	439.89 1000 ha	448.37 1000 ha	8
2000s	374.82 1000 ha	365.18 1000 ha	433.79 1000 ha	10
2010s	368.92 1000 ha	366.53 1000 ha	371.86 1000 ha	10
2020s	370.27 1000 ha	370.03 1000 ha	370.64 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Brazil

59 French Southern Territories 523.57 1000 ha compare
60 Spain 488.5 1000 ha compare
61 Azerbaijan 385.03 1000 ha compare
63 Ecuador 356 1000 ha compare
64 Madagascar 350.74 1000 ha compare
65 Sweden 270.31 1000 ha compare

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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 meadows and pastures — Area 173,361 1000 ha (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Brazil was 370.13 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 448.37 1000 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 365.18 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Brazil ranks 62nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.