Share of arable land which is organic in Brazil
Brazil: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.43 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Brazil, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.43 percent for share of arable land which is organic in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Brazil peaked at 0.63 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.23 percent, in 2006.
That places Brazil 102nd out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Brazil, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.37 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.23 percent | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 0.41 percent | +78.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4 percent | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 percent | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32 percent | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 percent | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 percent | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.54 percent | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.56 percent | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.63 percent | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.42 percent | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.43 percent | +2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.43 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 percent, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.43 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.52 percent, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +78.3% | 0.23 percent | 0.41 percent |
| 2017 | +50.0% | 0.32 percent | 0.48 percent |
| 2006 | -37.8% | 0.37 percent | 0.23 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.362 percent | 0.23 percent | 0.41 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.378 percent | 0.3 percent | 0.54 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.63 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 99 United States 0.49 percent compare
- 100 Cook Islands 0.48 percent compare
- 101 Nepal 0.45 percent compare
- 103 Madagascar 0.42 percent compare
- 104 Japan 0.41 percent compare
- 105 Cote d'Ivoire 0.38 percent compare
- 105 Liberia 0.38 percent 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 share of arable land which is organic in Brazil?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Brazil was 0.43 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 arable land which is organic recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 percent in 2006.
- How does Brazil rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Brazil ranks 102nd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).