Arable land in Brazil
Brazil: Arable land was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.2635 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Brazil peaked at 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2611 hectares per person, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.2994 hectares per person | 0.3167 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.2957 hectares per person | 0.3784 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.3307 hectares per person | 0.3923 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2614 hectares per person | 0.3174 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.2611 hectares per person | 0.2644 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.2724 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 0.2669 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 138.98 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Brazil?
- Arable land in Brazil was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2611 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for arable land?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.