Cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil
Brazil: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.2864 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2864 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2866 hectares per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0259 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.2864 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil peaked at 0.2866 hectares per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Brazil 50th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0259 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.034 hectares per person | +31.3% |
| 1200 | 0.0441 hectares per person | +29.5% |
| 1300 | 0.0659 hectares per person | +49.5% |
| 1400 | 0.1058 hectares per person | +60.5% |
| 1500 | 0.1131 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1600 | 0.1107 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1700 | 0.1448 hectares per person | +30.9% |
| 1710 | 0.138 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1720 | 0.1311 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1730 | 0.1242 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1740 | 0.1172 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1750 | 0.1103 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1760 | 0.1036 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1770 | 0.0971 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1780 | 0.0908 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1790 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1800 | 0.0792 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1810 | 0.072 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0698 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1830 | 0.0744 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1840 | 0.0775 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1850 | 0.0797 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0814 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0827 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0936 hectares per person | +13.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0965 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1009 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1069 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1087 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1123 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1213 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1271 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1284 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1297 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1309 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.132 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.133 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.134 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1349 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1358 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1366 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1374 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1383 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1391 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1399 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1406 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1413 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.142 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1426 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1432 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1437 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1443 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1435 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1428 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1421 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1408 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1386 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1381 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1379 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1376 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1374 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1372 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.137 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1377 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1458 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1519 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1585 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1663 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1769 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1781 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.181 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1828 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1839 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1858 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.186 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1864 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1889 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1924 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1964 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1981 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1985 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2069 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2158 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2242 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2304 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2359 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2398 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2427 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2446 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2484 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2564 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2656 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2732 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2788 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.284 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2842 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2844 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2866 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2854 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2865 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2845 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2861 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2864 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2864 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2864 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | +60.5% | 0.0659 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person |
| 1300 | +49.5% | 0.0441 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person |
| 1100 | +31.3% | 0.0259 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person |
| 1700 | +30.9% | 0.1107 hectares per person | 0.1448 hectares per person |
| 1200 | +29.5% | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.0441 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0259 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0441 hectares per person | 0.0441 hectares per person | 0.0441 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0659 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1058 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1107 hectares per person | 0.1107 hectares per person | 0.1107 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.1448 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1311 hectares per person | 0.1311 hectares per person | 0.1311 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.1242 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.1172 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1103 hectares per person | 0.1103 hectares per person | 0.1103 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0971 hectares per person | 0.0971 hectares per person | 0.0971 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0908 hectares per person | 0.0908 hectares per person | 0.0908 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0792 hectares per person | 0.0792 hectares per person | 0.0792 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.072 hectares per person | 0.072 hectares per person | 0.072 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.0698 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0744 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0775 hectares per person | 0.0775 hectares per person | 0.0775 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0797 hectares per person | 0.0797 hectares per person | 0.0797 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0814 hectares per person | 0.0814 hectares per person | 0.0814 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0936 hectares per person | 0.0936 hectares per person | 0.0936 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1009 hectares per person | 0.1009 hectares per person | 0.1009 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.1069 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.1087 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.1123 hectares per person | 0.1123 hectares per person | 0.1123 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1323 hectares per person | 0.1271 hectares per person | 0.1366 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1408 hectares per person | 0.1374 hectares per person | 0.1437 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1412 hectares per person | 0.1386 hectares per person | 0.1443 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1419 hectares per person | 0.137 hectares per person | 0.1585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1816 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | 0.1889 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.1924 hectares per person | 0.2398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2662 hectares per person | 0.2427 hectares per person | 0.2844 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2859 hectares per person | 0.2845 hectares per person | 0.2866 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Brazil was 0.2864 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2866 hectares per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Brazil rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 50th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.