Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Brazil

Land under cereal production in Brazil in 2024 — 27,781,508 ha. Ranked 3 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 148.7%.

2024 27.78M ha −4.89% vs 2023
World rank 3of 79
Period maximum 29.21M ha2023
Period minimum 11.17M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Brazil, 1961–202410M15M20M25M30M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 11,168,641 ha1963: 12,565,288 ha1965: 14,247,927 ha1967: 14,493,244 ha1969: 15,774,034 ha1971: 17,674,109 ha1973: 16,803,961 ha1975: 19,309,530 ha1977: 21,283,876 ha1979: 20,861,400 ha1981: 19,893,608 ha1983: 18,083,861 ha1985: 19,702,168 ha1987: 23,456,712 ha1989: 21,970,521 ha1991: 19,821,126 ha1993: 18,293,707 ha1995: 19,752,837 ha1997: 17,794,686 ha1999: 17,435,114 ha2001: 18,148,670 ha2003: 19,925,261 ha2005: 19,313,005 ha2007: 19,543,770 ha2009: 20,077,516 ha2011: 19,216,441 ha2013: 20,906,133 ha2015: 21,202,900 ha2017: 22,645,899 ha2019: 22,776,817 ha2021: 25,002,509 ha2023: 29,209,839 ha2024: 27,781,508 ha
Change over the period: +16.61M (+148.75%) Average annual rate: 1.46 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Brazil 27.78M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 27.78M −1.43M −4.89%
2023 29.21M +1.55M +5.6%
2022 27.66M +2.66M +10.63%
2021 25M +1.11M +4.63%
2020 23.9M +1.12M +4.92%
2019 22.78M +1.29M +6.02%
2018 21.48M −1.16M −5.13%
2017 22.65M +2.52M +12.51%
2016 20.13M −1.08M −5.07%
2015 21.2M −649,034 −2.97%
2014 21.85M +945,801 +4.52%
2013 20.91M +1.29M +6.6%
2012 19.61M +394,785 +2.05%
2011 19.22M +615,236 +3.31%
2010 18.6M −1.48M −7.35%
2009 20.08M −736,892 −3.54%
2008 20.81M +1.27M +6.5%
2007 19.54M +1.12M +6.08%
2006 18.42M −889,423 −4.61%
2005 19.31M −1.11M −5.42%
2004 20.42M +495,221 +2.49%
2003 19.93M +2.04M +11.42%
2002 17.88M −265,244 −1.46%
2001 18.15M +546,952 +3.11%
2000 17.6M +166,604 +0.96%
1999 17.44M +1.65M +10.43%
1998 15.79M −2.01M −11.27%
1997 17.79M +274,978 +1.57%
1996 17.52M −2.23M −11.31%
1995 19.75M −311,098 −1.55%
1994 20.06M +1.77M +9.68%
1993 18.29M −2.27M −11.04%
1992 20.56M +742,991 +3.75%
1991 19.82M +1.31M +7.07%
1990 18.51M −3.46M −15.74%
1989 21.97M −1.11M −4.82%
1988 23.08M −374,135 −1.6%
1987 23.46M +1.05M +4.69%
1986 22.4M +2.7M +13.72%
1985 19.7M +200,023 +1.03%
1984 19.5M +1.42M +7.84%
1983 18.08M −3.82M −17.44%
1982 21.9M +2.01M +10.11%
1981 19.89M −1.19M −5.63%
1980 21.08M +219,153 +1.05%
1979 20.86M +1M +5.04%
1978 19.86M −1.42M −6.69%
1977 21.28M −275,010 −1.28%
1976 21.56M +2.25M +11.65%
1975 19.31M +1.29M +7.13%
1974 18.02M +1.22M +7.26%
1973 16.8M −664,416 −3.8%
1972 17.47M −205,732 −1.16%
1971 17.67M +852,409 +5.07%
1970 16.82M +1.05M +6.64%
1969 15.77M +654,063 +4.33%
1968 15.12M +626,727 +4.32%
1967 14.49M +969,976 +7.17%
1966 13.52M −724,659 −5.09%
1965 14.25M +1.14M +8.7%
1964 13.11M +542,614 +4.32%
1963 12.57M +1.04M +9.05%
1962 11.52M +353,674 +3.17%
1961 11.17M

South America, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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