Environment in Brazil

3,861 indicators covering environment for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 359,621 t 2023 down 2.2% 5th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 5.67 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% 83rd
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 1.34 million t 2023 down 17.2% 5th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 21.2 kg/ha 2023 down 18.4% 74th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 537,887 t 2023 up 6.9% 6th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 8.48 kg/ha 2023 up 5.3% 40th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 14.46 million t 2023 up 52.0% 3rd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 228.06 kg/ha 2023 up 49.7% 1st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 1.86 million t 2023 up 55.4% 4th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 29.38 kg/ha 2023 up 53.1% 3rd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 5.18 million t 2023 up 42.0% 4th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 81.64 kg/ha 2023 up 39.9% 10th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 444,013 t 2023 up 118.5% 10th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 7 kg/ha 2023 up 115.3% 109th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 62,303 t 2023 up 113.9% 11th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.9827 kg/ha 2023 up 110.7% 123rd
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 629,051 t 2023 up 91.9% 15th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 9.92 kg/ha 2023 up 89.1% 127th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 12.10 million t 2023 up 67.4% 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 190.79 kg/ha 2023 up 64.9% 2nd
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 168,195 t 2023 up 66.9% 6th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 2.65 kg/ha 2023 up 64.4% 20th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 20,024 t 2023 up 59.6% 7th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.3158 kg/ha 2023 up 57.2% 49th
Seed — Cropland potassium 50,407 t 2023 up 66.5% 7th
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.7951 kg/ha 2023 up 64.0% 37th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 864,302 t 2023 up 28.7% 5th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 13.63 kg/ha 2023 up 26.8% 58th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 2.16 million t 2023 up 38.8% 5th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 34.09 kg/ha 2023 up 36.8% 49th
Input — Cropland nitrogen 19.78 million t 2023 up 53.1% 4th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 312.03 kg/ha 2023 up 50.8% 11th
Input — Cropland phosphorus 2.74 million t 2023 up 10.3% 5th
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 43.27 kg/ha 2023 up 8.7% 15th
Input — Cropland potassium 8.16 million t 2023 up 38.1% 4th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 128.65 kg/ha 2023 up 36.0% 20th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 14.46 million t 2023 up 52.0% 3rd
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 228.06 kg/ha 2023 up 49.7% 1st
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 1.86 million t 2023 up 55.4% 4th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 29.38 kg/ha 2023 up 53.1% 3rd
Outputs — Cropland potassium 5.18 million t 2023 up 42.0% 4th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 81.64 kg/ha 2023 up 39.9% 10th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 5.32 million t 2023 up 56.3% 5th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 83.97 kg/ha 2023 up 54.0% 41st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 880,846 t 2023 down 31.6% 5th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 13.89 kg/ha 2023 down 32.7% 39th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 2.98 million t 2023 up 31.7% 4th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 47.01 kg/ha 2023 up 29.8% 35th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 73.09 % 2023 down 0.7% 46th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 67.89 % 2023 up 40.9% 97th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 63.46 % 2023 up 2.8% 102nd
Arable land use per person 0.2635 hectares per person 2023 down 1.8% 36th
Forest area 486.09 million hectares 2025 down 5.7% 2nd
Share of global forest area 11.7% 2025 down 4.8% 2nd
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -2.31 2023 down 920.7% 186th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 145.0% 105th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.036 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 17.3% 68th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 16.7% 73rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.0% 114th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.8% 93rd