Land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil is 0.0396 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.112 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Brazil 36th out of 216 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.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.112 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1087 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1056 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1026 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0997 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.097 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0945 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0921 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0898 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0876 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0855 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0835 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0815 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0795 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0777 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0758 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.074 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0723 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.069 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0674 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0659 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0644 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.063 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0617 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0604 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0581 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0525 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0517 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0463 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0453 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0418 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1002 sq. km per person | 0.0898 sq. km per person | 0.112 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0788 sq. km per person | 0.0706 sq. km per person | 0.0876 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 sq. km per person | 0.0571 sq. km per person | 0.069 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0522 sq. km per person | 0.0487 sq. km per person | 0.056 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0456 sq. km per person | 0.0435 sq. km per person | 0.048 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 sq. km per person | 0.0403 sq. km per person | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0396 sq. km per person | 0.0401 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.112 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, 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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.