Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil
Brazil: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 20.74 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil stood at 20.74 percent.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil peaked at 21.44 percent in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.02 percent, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 76th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.54 percent | 15.02 percent | 18.06 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.62 percent | 18.44 percent | 20.66 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.25 percent | 20.88 percent | 21.44 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.19 percent | 20.85 percent | 21.35 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.39 percent | 20.14 percent | 20.75 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.59 percent | 20.36 percent | 20.74 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.74 percent | 20.74 percent | 20.74 percent | 4 |
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- 73 Burkina Faso 21.93 percent compare
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- 78 Saint Helena 20.51 percent compare
- 79 Tajikistan 20.39 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brazil was 20.74 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.44 percent in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.02 percent in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Brazil ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).