Agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil
Brazil: Agricultural area over the long-term was 272.89 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
272.89 million hectares
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 202 countries
All-time high
272.89 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
122,337 hectares
in 1600
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 272.89 million hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil peaked at 272.89 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 122,337 hectares, in 1600.
Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 293,810 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 427,758 hectares | +45.6% |
| 1200 | 608,361 hectares | +42.2% |
| 1300 | 990,410 hectares | +62.8% |
| 1400 | 1.72 million hectares | +73.7% |
| 1500 | 2.12 million hectares | +23.2% |
| 1600 | 122,337 hectares | -94.2% |
| 1700 | 128,041 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1710 | 183,951 hectares | +43.7% |
| 1720 | 288,975 hectares | +57.1% |
| 1730 | 491,469 hectares | +70.1% |
| 1740 | 888,017 hectares | +80.7% |
| 1750 | 1.67 million hectares | +88.2% |
| 1760 | 1.93 million hectares | +15.6% |
| 1770 | 2.25 million hectares | +16.3% |
| 1780 | 2.63 million hectares | +16.9% |
| 1790 | 3.09 million hectares | +17.5% |
| 1800 | 3.65 million hectares | +18.1% |
| 1810 | 4.63 million hectares | +26.9% |
| 1820 | 5.69 million hectares | +23.0% |
| 1830 | 7.02 million hectares | +23.4% |
| 1840 | 8.38 million hectares | +19.3% |
| 1850 | 9.76 million hectares | +16.5% |
| 1860 | 11.17 million hectares | +14.5% |
| 1870 | 12.62 million hectares | +13.0% |
| 1880 | 14.14 million hectares | +12.0% |
| 1890 | 18.14 million hectares | +28.3% |
| 1900 | 21.46 million hectares | +18.3% |
| 1910 | 26.94 million hectares | +25.5% |
| 1920 | 37.21 million hectares | +38.1% |
| 1930 | 49.25 million hectares | +32.4% |
| 1940 | 49.91 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 63.72 million hectares | +27.7% |
| 1951 | 65.82 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 67.97 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 70.16 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 72.38 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 74.64 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 76.94 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 79.30 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 81.71 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 84.21 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 86.80 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 89.60 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 92.49 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 95.45 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 98.45 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 101.47 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 104.50 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 107.56 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 110.62 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 113.70 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 116.80 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 119.79 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 122.80 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 125.84 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 128.93 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 132.09 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 135.33 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 138.63 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 142.00 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 145.43 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 148.93 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 152.59 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 156.30 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 160.03 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 163.75 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 167.41 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 173.21 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 177.67 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 181.40 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 184.84 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 187.52 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 190.13 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 193.55 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 196.78 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 200.03 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 204.06 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 207.65 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 210.74 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 214.22 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 217.66 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 220.47 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 223.03 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 226.00 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 230.18 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 234.00 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 237.16 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 239.36 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 240.91 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 242.50 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 243.39 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 243.94 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 244.51 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 245.12 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 246.23 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 247.53 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 248.96 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 250.41 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 251.52 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 252.63 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 254.66 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 256.85 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 260.03 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 263.74 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 267.73 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 269.87 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 272.89 million hectares | +1.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 272.89 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 52.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 272.89 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million hectares, 166.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -94.2% | 2.12 million hectares | 122,337 hectares |
| 1750 | +88.2% | 888,017 hectares | 1.67 million hectares |
| 1740 | +80.7% | 491,469 hectares | 888,017 hectares |
| 1400 | +73.7% | 990,410 hectares | 1.72 million hectares |
| 1730 | +70.1% | 288,975 hectares | 491,469 hectares |
| 1300 | +62.8% | 608,361 hectares | 990,410 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 293,810 hectares | 293,810 hectares | 293,810 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 427,758 hectares | 427,758 hectares | 427,758 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 608,361 hectares | 608,361 hectares | 608,361 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 990,410 hectares | 990,410 hectares | 990,410 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.72 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.12 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 122,337 hectares | 122,337 hectares | 122,337 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 128,041 hectares | 128,041 hectares | 128,041 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 183,951 hectares | 183,951 hectares | 183,951 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 288,975 hectares | 288,975 hectares | 288,975 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 491,469 hectares | 491,469 hectares | 491,469 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 888,017 hectares | 888,017 hectares | 888,017 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.67 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.63 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.09 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.65 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.63 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 7.02 million hectares | 7.02 million hectares | 7.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 8.38 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 9.76 million hectares | 9.76 million hectares | 9.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 11.17 million hectares | 11.17 million hectares | 11.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 12.62 million hectares | 12.62 million hectares | 12.62 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 14.14 million hectares | 14.14 million hectares | 14.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 18.14 million hectares | 18.14 million hectares | 18.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 21.46 million hectares | 21.46 million hectares | 21.46 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 26.94 million hectares | 26.94 million hectares | 26.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 37.21 million hectares | 37.21 million hectares | 37.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 49.25 million hectares | 49.25 million hectares | 49.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 49.91 million hectares | 49.91 million hectares | 49.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 73.69 million hectares | 63.72 million hectares | 84.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.06 million hectares | 86.80 million hectares | 113.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 130.76 million hectares | 116.80 million hectares | 145.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 166.61 million hectares | 148.93 million hectares | 184.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 202.23 million hectares | 187.52 million hectares | 217.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 233.70 million hectares | 220.47 million hectares | 243.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 248.55 million hectares | 243.94 million hectares | 254.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.19 million hectares | 256.85 million hectares | 272.89 million hectares | 6 |
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- 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Brazil was 272.89 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 272.89 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,337 hectares in 1600.
- How does Brazil rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.