Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.67 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.67 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 2.67 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8238 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Brazil 36th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8238 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8791 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9521 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9698 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.67 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.67 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.8238 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 2.67 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8238 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.