Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1774 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil is 0.1774 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.7964 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1774 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3798 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4008 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4453 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5004 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5526 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4792 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5134 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5335 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5528 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5957 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.57 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5423 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5737 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6349 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7964 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7169 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6728 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6523 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.747 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.73 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7208 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6112 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6403 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5689 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6689 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7179 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7132 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6286 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4722 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4931 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5608 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5278 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5282 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5233 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3895 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3664 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4562 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4385 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.376 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3759 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3806 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4466 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4685 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3459 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3411 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3436 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3257 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2887 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2801 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2558 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.24 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.224 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2046 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2007 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1942 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1774 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1774 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1774 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2886 ha per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4842 ha per square kilometre | 0.3798 ha per square kilometre | 0.5528 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6313 ha per square kilometre | 0.5423 ha per square kilometre | 0.7964 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6747 ha per square kilometre | 0.5689 ha per square kilometre | 0.747 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4683 ha per square kilometre | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | 0.5608 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3872 ha per square kilometre | 0.3411 ha per square kilometre | 0.4685 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2662 ha per square kilometre | 0.2046 ha per square kilometre | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1936 ha per square kilometre | 0.1774 ha per square kilometre | 0.2021 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.1774 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7964 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.