How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
166th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Brazil 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0471 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0503 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0593 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 0.059 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0687 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0735 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0743 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.091 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0857 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0902 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0791 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0877 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0904 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0938 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0969 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0972 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0996 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1055 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1158 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1146 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1134 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0993 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0956 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0803 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0803 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0818 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0892 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0782 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0831 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0853 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0899 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1018 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1121 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1208 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1195 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1224 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1207 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1258 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1297 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1353 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1435 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1434 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1443 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1563 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1519 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1607 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1564 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1407 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1329 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1383 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1383 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.134 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1419 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1588 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0524 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0593 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0834 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0687 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0938 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1053 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0956 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1158 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0833 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0899 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1232 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1435 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1463 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1329 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1607 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1539 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.134 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 163 Guyana 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kuwait 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 167 Kyrgyzstan 0.1756 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 168 Montenegro 0.1621 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 169 Somalia 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Brazil rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.