Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0068 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Brazil is 0.0068 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0267 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 ha per person, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 51st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0238 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.025 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0257 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0254 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0251 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0263 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0267 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0263 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0253 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0244 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.024 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0225 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0223 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0214 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0205 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.019 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0189 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.019 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0179 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0157 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.014 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0132 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.01 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 ha per person | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0253 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 0.0267 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.023 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0255 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0146 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 49 Turkmenistan 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 50 Bhutan 0.007 ha per person compare
- 52 Kenya 0.0067 ha per person compare
- 53 North Macedonia 0.0066 ha per person compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 0.0065 ha per person compare
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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Brazil?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Brazil was 0.0068 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0267 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.