Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0138 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0138 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0324 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 ha per person, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 52nd of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0137 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 1963 | 0.01 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.009 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0151 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0199 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0232 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0232 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0235 ha per person | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0321 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0243 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0324 ha per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0223 ha per person | +44.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0198 ha per person | +50.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0282 ha per person | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0242 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.018 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0109 ha per person | +77.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 ha per person | +49.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.011 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 ha per person | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0138 ha per person | -12.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0138 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0138 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0252 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0324 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 5 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Brazil?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Brazil was 0.0138 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 ha per person in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — 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.