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Land area — Brazil

Land area in Brazil in 2023 — 8,358,140 km². Ranked 5 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 8.36M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 5of 215
Period maximum 8.36M km²1961
Period minimum 8.36M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Brazil, 1961–20237.5M8M8.5M9M9.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 8,358,140 km²1963: 8,358,140 km²1965: 8,358,140 km²1967: 8,358,140 km²1969: 8,358,140 km²1971: 8,358,140 km²1973: 8,358,140 km²1975: 8,358,140 km²1977: 8,358,140 km²1979: 8,358,140 km²1981: 8,358,140 km²1983: 8,358,140 km²1985: 8,358,140 km²1987: 8,358,140 km²1989: 8,358,140 km²1991: 8,358,140 km²1993: 8,358,140 km²1995: 8,358,140 km²1997: 8,358,140 km²1999: 8,358,140 km²2001: 8,358,140 km²2003: 8,358,140 km²2005: 8,358,140 km²2007: 8,358,140 km²2009: 8,358,140 km²2011: 8,358,140 km²2013: 8,358,140 km²2015: 8,358,140 km²2017: 8,358,140 km²2019: 8,358,140 km²2021: 8,358,140 km²2023: 8,358,140 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Brazil 8.36M km²
World 130M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.06M km²
South America computed 17.38M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.36M +0 +0%
2022 8.36M +0 +0%
2021 8.36M +0 +0%
2020 8.36M +0 +0%
2019 8.36M +0 +0%
2018 8.36M +0 +0%
2017 8.36M +0 +0%
2016 8.36M +0 +0%
2015 8.36M +0 +0%
2014 8.36M +0 +0%
2013 8.36M +0 +0%
2012 8.36M +0 +0%
2011 8.36M +0 +0%
2010 8.36M +0 +0%
2009 8.36M +0 +0%
2008 8.36M +0 +0%
2007 8.36M +0 +0%
2006 8.36M +0 +0%
2005 8.36M +0 +0%
2004 8.36M +0 +0%
2003 8.36M +0 +0%
2002 8.36M +0 +0%
2001 8.36M +0 +0%
2000 8.36M +0 +0%
1999 8.36M +0 +0%
1998 8.36M +0 +0%
1997 8.36M +0 +0%
1996 8.36M +0 +0%
1995 8.36M +0 +0%
1994 8.36M +0 +0%
1993 8.36M +0 +0%
1992 8.36M +0 +0%
1991 8.36M +0 +0%
1990 8.36M +0 +0%
1989 8.36M +0 +0%
1988 8.36M +0 +0%
1987 8.36M +0 +0%
1986 8.36M +0 +0%
1985 8.36M +0 +0%
1984 8.36M +0 +0%
1983 8.36M +0 +0%
1982 8.36M +0 +0%
1981 8.36M +0 +0%
1980 8.36M +0 +0%
1979 8.36M +0 +0%
1978 8.36M +0 +0%
1977 8.36M +0 +0%
1976 8.36M +0 +0%
1975 8.36M +0 +0%
1974 8.36M +0 +0%
1973 8.36M +0 +0%
1972 8.36M +0 +0%
1971 8.36M +0 +0%
1970 8.36M +0 +0%
1969 8.36M +0 +0%
1968 8.36M +0 +0%
1967 8.36M +0 +0%
1966 8.36M +0 +0%
1965 8.36M +0 +0%
1964 8.36M +0 +0%
1963 8.36M +0 +0%
1962 8.36M +0 +0%
1961 8.36M — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 8.36M AR Argentina 2.74M PE Peru 1.28M CO Colombia 1.11M BO Bolivia 1.08M VE Venezuela 882,050 CL Chile 742,832 PY Paraguay 396,012 EC Ecuador 248,360 GY Guyana 211,140 UY Uruguay 175,020 SR Suriname 160,508
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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