Breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil
Brazil: Breakdown of habitable land area was 9.16 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil stood at 9.16 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over five years.
That places Brazil 6th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.75 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 8.84 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.91 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.02 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.16 million hectares | +1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.16 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 122.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.16 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 214.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 3 Kazakhstan 16.72 million hectares compare
- 4 United States 14.09 million hectares compare
- 5 China 11.36 million hectares compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8.93 million hectares compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 7.94 million hectares compare
- 9 Iran 6.13 million hectares compare
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Brazil was 9.16 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.16 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.