Arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.2635 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2611 hectares per person, in 2001.
That places Brazil 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3167 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3143 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3118 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3094 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3072 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.305 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.303 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3012 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2994 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3001 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3041 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3077 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3111 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3143 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3318 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3483 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3638 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3784 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3923 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3913 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3903 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3894 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3885 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3904 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3744 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3592 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3446 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3174 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3047 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2806 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2693 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2632 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2627 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2623 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2618 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2614 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2612 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2611 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2611 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2612 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2614 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2617 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2621 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2627 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2635 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2644 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2654 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2664 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2674 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2684 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2694 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2703 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2713 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2724 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2704 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2686 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2669 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2656 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2646 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2635 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2635 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2635 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Brazil was 0.2635 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3923 hectares per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2611 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land 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)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.