Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3985 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
64th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.4663 ha per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0858 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.3985 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.4663 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0858 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Brazil 64th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1161 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1684 ha per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2268 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2715 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2776 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2957 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4235 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3773 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3363 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4583 ha per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3735 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2297 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3383 ha per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2248 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3203 ha per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4663 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4133 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4159 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3927 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3208 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2452 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1773 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2149 ha per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 1997 | 0.182 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1495 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2518 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3063 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3359 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2824 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1867 ha per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2217 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2828 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2908 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.261 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2559 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2288 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2497 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3392 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2958 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2592 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2517 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.291 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3293 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3985 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3985 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2883 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | 0.1684 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | 0.4583 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3383 ha per square kilometre | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | 0.4663 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | 0.3208 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2501 ha per square kilometre | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | 0.3359 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | 0.3392 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3494 ha per square kilometre | 0.291 ha per square kilometre | 0.3985 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4663 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0858 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Brazil rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.