Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1678 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil is 0.1678 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.2998 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1662 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Brazil 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2057 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2369 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2505 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.255 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2592 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2787 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2895 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.293 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2911 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2963 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2924 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2952 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2874 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2929 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2963 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2903 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2752 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.288 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2786 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2504 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2547 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2766 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2644 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2417 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2611 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2622 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.249 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2454 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2518 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2089 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2183 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2172 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2309 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2261 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2283 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2357 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.253 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2528 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2519 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2386 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2051 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1752 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1692 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1678 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2541 ha per square kilometre | 0.2057 ha per square kilometre | 0.293 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2924 ha per square kilometre | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2664 ha per square kilometre | 0.2417 ha per square kilometre | 0.288 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2393 ha per square kilometre | 0.2089 ha per square kilometre | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2389 ha per square kilometre | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | 0.253 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2023 ha per square kilometre | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 0.2386 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1682 ha per square kilometre | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 99 Ecuador 0.2 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 101 New Caledonia 0.1869 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Tunisia 0.1602 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Portugal 0.1581 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Italy 0.1537 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Brazil?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.1678 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2998 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1662 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.