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Surface area — Brazil

Surface area in Brazil in 2023 — 8,510,420 km². Ranked 5 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 8.51M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 5of 215
Period maximum 8.52M km²1961
Period minimum 8.51M km²2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Brazil, 1961–20238.51M8.51M8.51M8.52M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 8,515,770 km²1963: 8,515,770 km²1965: 8,515,770 km²1967: 8,515,770 km²1969: 8,515,770 km²1971: 8,515,770 km²1973: 8,515,770 km²1975: 8,515,770 km²1977: 8,515,770 km²1979: 8,515,770 km²1981: 8,515,770 km²1983: 8,515,770 km²1985: 8,515,770 km²1987: 8,515,770 km²1989: 8,515,770 km²1991: 8,515,770 km²1993: 8,515,770 km²1995: 8,515,770 km²1997: 8,515,770 km²1999: 8,515,770 km²2001: 8,515,770 km²2003: 8,515,770 km²2005: 8,515,770 km²2007: 8,515,770 km²2009: 8,515,770 km²2011: 8,515,770 km²2013: 8,515,770 km²2015: 8,515,770 km²2017: 8,515,770 km²2019: 8,515,770 km²2021: 8,515,770 km²2023: 8,510,420 km²
Change over the period: −5,350 (−0.06%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Brazil 8.51M km²
World 141M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.51M km²
South America computed 17.7M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface area — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.51M +0 +0%
2022 8.51M −5,350 −0.06%
2021 8.52M +0 +0%
2020 8.52M +0 +0%
2019 8.52M +0 +0%
2018 8.52M +0 +0%
2017 8.52M +0 +0%
2016 8.52M +0 +0%
2015 8.52M +0 +0%
2014 8.52M +0 +0%
2013 8.52M +0 +0%
2012 8.52M +0 +0%
2011 8.52M +0 +0%
2010 8.52M +0 +0%
2009 8.52M +0 +0%
2008 8.52M +0 +0%
2007 8.52M +0 +0%
2006 8.52M +0 +0%
2005 8.52M +0 +0%
2004 8.52M +0 +0%
2003 8.52M +0 +0%
2002 8.52M +0 +0%
2001 8.52M +0 +0%
2000 8.52M +0 +0%
1999 8.52M +0 +0%
1998 8.52M +0 +0%
1997 8.52M +0 +0%
1996 8.52M +0 +0%
1995 8.52M +0 +0%
1994 8.52M +0 +0%
1993 8.52M +0 +0%
1992 8.52M +0 +0%
1991 8.52M +0 +0%
1990 8.52M +0 +0%
1989 8.52M +0 +0%
1988 8.52M +0 +0%
1987 8.52M +0 +0%
1986 8.52M +0 +0%
1985 8.52M +0 +0%
1984 8.52M +0 +0%
1983 8.52M +0 +0%
1982 8.52M +0 +0%
1981 8.52M +0 +0%
1980 8.52M +0 +0%
1979 8.52M +0 +0%
1978 8.52M +0 +0%
1977 8.52M +0 +0%
1976 8.52M +0 +0%
1975 8.52M +0 +0%
1974 8.52M +0 +0%
1973 8.52M +0 +0%
1972 8.52M +0 +0%
1971 8.52M +0 +0%
1970 8.52M +0 +0%
1969 8.52M +0 +0%
1968 8.52M +0 +0%
1967 8.52M +0 +0%
1966 8.52M +0 +0%
1965 8.52M +0 +0%
1964 8.52M +0 +0%
1963 8.52M +0 +0%
1962 8.52M +0 +0%
1961 8.52M — —

South America, 2023

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

BR Brazil 8.51M AR Argentina 2.78M PE Peru 1.29M CO Colombia 1.14M BO Bolivia 1.1M VE Venezuela 912,050 CL Chile 757,245 PY Paraguay 406,752 EC Ecuador 256,370 GY Guyana 214,970 UY Uruguay 176,220 SR Suriname 163,820
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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