Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Brazil

Agricultural land in Brazil in 2023 — 2,367,588 km². Ranked 4 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 50.8%.

2023 2.37M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 4of 209
Period maximum 2.42M km²1985
Period minimum 1.57M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Brazil, 1961–20231.5M1.75M2M2.25M2.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,569,590 km²1963: 1,643,730 km²1965: 1,717,870 km²1967: 1,792,010 km²1969: 1,866,150 km²1971: 1,938,340 km²1973: 2,008,460 km²1975: 2,078,590 km²1977: 2,177,010 km²1979: 2,275,430 km²1981: 2,344,138 km²1983: 2,382,074 km²1985: 2,419,987 km²1987: 2,391,594 km²1989: 2,363,198 km²1991: 2,334,802 km²1993: 2,306,406 km²1995: 2,278,050 km²1997: 2,280,124 km²1999: 2,282,198 km²2001: 2,284,272 km²2003: 2,286,346 km²2005: 2,288,420 km²2007: 2,296,718 km²2009: 2,311,134 km²2011: 2,325,550 km²2013: 2,339,966 km²2015: 2,354,380 km²2017: 2,368,790 km²2019: 2,368,308 km²2021: 2,367,828 km²2023: 2,367,588 km²
Change over the period: +797,998 (+50.84%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 2.37M km²
World 47.92M km²
South America computed 5.31M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.37M +0 +0%
2022 2.37M −240 −0.01%
2021 2.37M −240 −0.01%
2020 2.37M −240 −0.01%
2019 2.37M −240 −0.01%
2018 2.37M −242 −0.01%
2017 2.37M +7,200 +0.3%
2016 2.36M +7,210 +0.31%
2015 2.35M +7,206 +0.31%
2014 2.35M +7,208 +0.31%
2013 2.34M +7,208 +0.31%
2012 2.33M +7,208 +0.31%
2011 2.33M +7,208 +0.31%
2010 2.32M +7,208 +0.31%
2009 2.31M +7,208 +0.31%
2008 2.3M +7,208 +0.31%
2007 2.3M +7,208 +0.31%
2006 2.29M +1,090 +0.05%
2005 2.29M +1,037 +0.05%
2004 2.29M +1,037 +0.05%
2003 2.29M +1,037 +0.05%
2002 2.29M +1,037 +0.05%
2001 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
2000 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
1999 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
1998 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
1997 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
1996 2.28M +1,037 +0.05%
1995 2.28M −14,158 −0.62%
1994 2.29M −14,198 −0.62%
1993 2.31M −14,198 −0.61%
1992 2.32M −14,198 −0.61%
1991 2.33M −14,198 −0.6%
1990 2.35M −14,198 −0.6%
1989 2.36M −14,198 −0.6%
1988 2.38M −14,198 −0.59%
1987 2.39M −14,198 −0.59%
1986 2.41M −14,195 −0.59%
1985 2.42M +18,945 +0.79%
1984 2.4M +18,968 +0.8%
1983 2.38M +18,968 +0.8%
1982 2.36M +18,968 +0.81%
1981 2.34M +18,966 +0.82%
1980 2.33M +49,742 +2.19%
1979 2.28M +49,210 +2.21%
1978 2.23M +49,210 +2.26%
1977 2.18M +49,210 +2.31%
1976 2.13M +49,210 +2.37%
1975 2.08M +35,070 +1.72%
1974 2.04M +35,060 +1.75%
1973 2.01M +35,060 +1.78%
1972 1.97M +35,060 +1.81%
1971 1.94M +35,060 +1.84%
1970 1.9M +37,130 +1.99%
1969 1.87M +37,070 +2.03%
1968 1.83M +37,070 +2.07%
1967 1.79M +37,070 +2.11%
1966 1.75M +37,070 +2.16%
1965 1.72M +37,070 +2.21%
1964 1.68M +37,070 +2.26%
1963 1.64M +37,070 +2.31%
1962 1.61M +37,070 +2.36%
1961 1.57M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.