Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil
Brazil: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3019 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil is 0.3019, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil peaked at 1.11 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.3019, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 103rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9715 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 1 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8785 | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9969 | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9221 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9493 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9365 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9358 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8946 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9002 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9878 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9143 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9399 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.01 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9833 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9287 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9894 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8612 | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8399 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.786 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8292 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.793 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7315 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7249 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6525 | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6325 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6808 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6447 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6414 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6103 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6053 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5781 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5495 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5112 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4981 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5112 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4912 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.458 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4272 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4443 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4208 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3997 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4178 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3936 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3926 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3811 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4021 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3657 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3644 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3568 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3433 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.347 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3439 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3019 | -12.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3019 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3019 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 58% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9677 | 0.8785 | 1.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9772 | 0.8946 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9651 | 0.786 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6941 | 0.6103 | 0.8292 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5074 | 0.4272 | 0.6053 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3895 | 0.3568 | 0.4208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.334 | 0.3019 | 0.347 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Brazil was 0.3019 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3019 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Brazil ranks 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).