Urban area long term, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Brazil stood at 0.0002 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1971.
That places Brazil 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 urban area long term, per capita in Brazil?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Brazil was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1971.
- How does Brazil rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.