Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil

Brazil: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0396 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.112 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0396 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023

00.0250.050.0750.1196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0396 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.112 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.112 sq. km per person
1962 0.1087 sq. km per person -2.9%
1963 0.1056 sq. km per person -2.9%
1964 0.1026 sq. km per person -2.9%
1965 0.0997 sq. km per person -2.8%
1966 0.097 sq. km per person -2.7%
1967 0.0945 sq. km per person -2.6%
1968 0.0921 sq. km per person -2.5%
1969 0.0898 sq. km per person -2.5%
1970 0.0876 sq. km per person -2.4%
1971 0.0855 sq. km per person -2.4%
1972 0.0835 sq. km per person -2.4%
1973 0.0815 sq. km per person -2.4%
1974 0.0795 sq. km per person -2.4%
1975 0.0777 sq. km per person -2.4%
1976 0.0758 sq. km per person -2.4%
1977 0.074 sq. km per person -2.4%
1978 0.0723 sq. km per person -2.4%
1979 0.0706 sq. km per person -2.3%
1980 0.069 sq. km per person -2.3%
1981 0.0674 sq. km per person -2.3%
1982 0.0659 sq. km per person -2.3%
1983 0.0644 sq. km per person -2.2%
1984 0.063 sq. km per person -2.2%
1985 0.0617 sq. km per person -2.1%
1986 0.0604 sq. km per person -2.0%
1987 0.0592 sq. km per person -2.0%
1988 0.0581 sq. km per person -1.9%
1989 0.0571 sq. km per person -1.8%
1990 0.056 sq. km per person -1.8%
1991 0.0551 sq. km per person -1.7%
1992 0.0542 sq. km per person -1.7%
1993 0.0533 sq. km per person -1.6%
1994 0.0525 sq. km per person -1.6%
1995 0.0517 sq. km per person -1.5%
1996 0.0509 sq. km per person -1.5%
1997 0.0502 sq. km per person -1.5%
1998 0.0494 sq. km per person -1.5%
1999 0.0487 sq. km per person -1.4%
2000 0.048 sq. km per person -1.4%
2001 0.0474 sq. km per person -1.3%
2002 0.0468 sq. km per person -1.2%
2003 0.0463 sq. km per person -1.2%
2004 0.0458 sq. km per person -1.1%
2005 0.0453 sq. km per person -1.1%
2006 0.0448 sq. km per person -1.1%
2007 0.0443 sq. km per person -1.0%
2008 0.0439 sq. km per person -1.0%
2009 0.0435 sq. km per person -0.9%
2010 0.0431 sq. km per person -0.8%
2011 0.0428 sq. km per person -0.8%
2012 0.0425 sq. km per person -0.8%
2013 0.0421 sq. km per person -0.8%
2014 0.0418 sq. km per person -0.8%
2015 0.0414 sq. km per person -0.8%
2016 0.0411 sq. km per person -0.8%
2017 0.0408 sq. km per person -0.7%
2018 0.0406 sq. km per person -0.7%
2019 0.0403 sq. km per person -0.6%
2020 0.0401 sq. km per person -0.6%
2021 0.0399 sq. km per person -0.4%
2022 0.0397 sq. km per person -0.4%
2023 0.0396 sq. km per person -0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.0396 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.012 sq. km per person, 3.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.0396 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0097 sq. km per person, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1002 sq. km per person 0.0898 sq. km per person 0.112 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0788 sq. km per person 0.0706 sq. km per person 0.0876 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.0626 sq. km per person 0.0571 sq. km per person 0.069 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0522 sq. km per person 0.0487 sq. km per person 0.056 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0456 sq. km per person 0.0435 sq. km per person 0.048 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0417 sq. km per person 0.0403 sq. km per person 0.0431 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0398 sq. km per person 0.0396 sq. km per person 0.0401 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 33 Bhutan 0.0485 sq. km per person compare
  2. 34 Niger 0.0484 sq. km per person compare
  3. 35 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 sq. km per person compare
  4. 37 Sweden 0.0387 sq. km per person compare
  5. 38 Vanuatu 0.038 sq. km per person compare
  6. 39 Peru 0.0378 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Brazil was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.112 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Brazil ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.