Years colonized in Brazil

Brazil: Years colonized was 290 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
290
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
290
in 1822
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Brazil, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 290 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Brazil peaked at 290 in 1822 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Brazil 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Brazil, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 1 —
1534 2 +100.0%
1535 3 +50.0%
1536 4 +33.3%
1537 5 +25.0%
1538 6 +20.0%
1539 7 +16.7%
1540 8 +14.3%
1541 9 +12.5%
1542 10 +11.1%
1543 11 +10.0%
1544 12 +9.1%
1545 13 +8.3%
1546 14 +7.7%
1547 15 +7.1%
1548 16 +6.7%
1549 17 +6.2%
1550 18 +5.9%
1551 19 +5.6%
1552 20 +5.3%
1553 21 +5.0%
1554 22 +4.8%
1555 23 +4.5%
1556 24 +4.3%
1557 25 +4.2%
1558 26 +4.0%
1559 27 +3.8%
1560 28 +3.7%
1561 29 +3.6%
1562 30 +3.4%
1563 31 +3.3%
1564 32 +3.2%
1565 33 +3.1%
1566 34 +3.0%
1567 35 +2.9%
1568 36 +2.9%
1569 37 +2.8%
1570 38 +2.7%
1571 39 +2.6%
1572 40 +2.6%
1573 41 +2.5%
1574 42 +2.4%
1575 43 +2.4%
1576 44 +2.3%
1577 45 +2.3%
1578 46 +2.2%
1579 47 +2.2%
1580 48 +2.1%
1581 49 +2.1%
1582 50 +2.0%
1583 51 +2.0%
1584 52 +2.0%
1585 53 +1.9%
1586 54 +1.9%
1587 55 +1.9%
1588 56 +1.8%
1589 57 +1.8%
1590 58 +1.8%
1591 59 +1.7%
1592 60 +1.7%
1593 61 +1.7%
1594 62 +1.6%
1595 63 +1.6%
1596 64 +1.6%
1597 65 +1.6%
1598 66 +1.5%
1599 67 +1.5%
1600 68 +1.5%
1601 69 +1.5%
1602 70 +1.4%
1603 71 +1.4%
1604 72 +1.4%
1605 73 +1.4%
1606 74 +1.4%
1607 75 +1.4%
1608 76 +1.3%
1609 77 +1.3%
1610 78 +1.3%
1611 79 +1.3%
1612 80 +1.3%
1613 81 +1.2%
1614 82 +1.2%
1615 83 +1.2%
1616 84 +1.2%
1617 85 +1.2%
1618 86 +1.2%
1619 87 +1.2%
1620 88 +1.1%
1621 89 +1.1%
1622 90 +1.1%
1623 91 +1.1%
1624 92 +1.1%
1625 93 +1.1%
1626 94 +1.1%
1627 95 +1.1%
1628 96 +1.1%
1629 97 +1.0%
1630 98 +1.0%
1631 99 +1.0%
1632 100 +1.0%
1633 101 +1.0%
1634 102 +1.0%
1635 103 +1.0%
1636 104 +1.0%
1637 105 +1.0%
1638 106 +1.0%
1639 107 +0.9%
1640 108 +0.9%
1641 109 +0.9%
1642 110 +0.9%
1643 111 +0.9%
1644 112 +0.9%
1645 113 +0.9%
1646 114 +0.9%
1647 115 +0.9%
1648 116 +0.9%
1649 117 +0.9%
1650 118 +0.9%
1651 119 +0.8%
1652 120 +0.8%
1653 121 +0.8%
1654 122 +0.8%
1655 123 +0.8%
1656 124 +0.8%
1657 125 +0.8%
1658 126 +0.8%
1659 127 +0.8%
1660 128 +0.8%
1661 129 +0.8%
1662 130 +0.8%
1663 131 +0.8%
1664 132 +0.8%
1665 133 +0.8%
1666 134 +0.8%
1667 135 +0.7%
1668 136 +0.7%
1669 137 +0.7%
1670 138 +0.7%
1671 139 +0.7%
1672 140 +0.7%
1673 141 +0.7%
1674 142 +0.7%
1675 143 +0.7%
1676 144 +0.7%
1677 145 +0.7%
1678 146 +0.7%
1679 147 +0.7%
1680 148 +0.7%
1681 149 +0.7%
1682 150 +0.7%
1683 151 +0.7%
1684 152 +0.7%
1685 153 +0.7%
1686 154 +0.7%
1687 155 +0.6%
1688 156 +0.6%
1689 157 +0.6%
1690 158 +0.6%
1691 159 +0.6%
1692 160 +0.6%
1693 161 +0.6%
1694 162 +0.6%
1695 163 +0.6%
1696 164 +0.6%
1697 165 +0.6%
1698 166 +0.6%
1699 167 +0.6%
1700 168 +0.6%
1701 169 +0.6%
1702 170 +0.6%
1703 171 +0.6%
1704 172 +0.6%
1705 173 +0.6%
1706 174 +0.6%
1707 175 +0.6%
1708 176 +0.6%
1709 177 +0.6%
1710 178 +0.6%
1711 179 +0.6%
1712 180 +0.6%
1713 181 +0.6%
1714 182 +0.6%
1715 183 +0.5%
1716 184 +0.5%
1717 185 +0.5%
1718 186 +0.5%
1719 187 +0.5%
1720 188 +0.5%
1721 189 +0.5%
1722 190 +0.5%
1723 191 +0.5%
1724 192 +0.5%
1725 193 +0.5%
1726 194 +0.5%
1727 195 +0.5%
1728 196 +0.5%
1729 197 +0.5%
1730 198 +0.5%
1731 199 +0.5%
1732 200 +0.5%
1733 201 +0.5%
1734 202 +0.5%
1735 203 +0.5%
1736 204 +0.5%
1737 205 +0.5%
1738 206 +0.5%
1739 207 +0.5%
1740 208 +0.5%
1741 209 +0.5%
1742 210 +0.5%
1743 211 +0.5%
1744 212 +0.5%
1745 213 +0.5%
1746 214 +0.5%
1747 215 +0.5%
1748 216 +0.5%
1749 217 +0.5%
1750 218 +0.5%
1751 219 +0.5%
1752 220 +0.5%
1753 221 +0.5%
1754 222 +0.5%
1755 223 +0.5%
1756 224 +0.4%
1757 225 +0.4%
1758 226 +0.4%
1759 227 +0.4%
1760 228 +0.4%
1761 229 +0.4%
1762 230 +0.4%
1763 231 +0.4%
1764 232 +0.4%
1765 233 +0.4%
1766 234 +0.4%
1767 235 +0.4%
1768 236 +0.4%
1769 237 +0.4%
1770 238 +0.4%
1771 239 +0.4%
1772 240 +0.4%
1773 241 +0.4%
1774 242 +0.4%
1775 243 +0.4%
1776 244 +0.4%
1777 245 +0.4%
1778 246 +0.4%
1779 247 +0.4%
1780 248 +0.4%
1781 249 +0.4%
1782 250 +0.4%
1783 251 +0.4%
1784 252 +0.4%
1785 253 +0.4%
1786 254 +0.4%
1787 255 +0.4%
1788 256 +0.4%
1789 257 +0.4%
1790 258 +0.4%
1791 259 +0.4%
1792 260 +0.4%
1793 261 +0.4%
1794 262 +0.4%
1795 263 +0.4%
1796 264 +0.4%
1797 265 +0.4%
1798 266 +0.4%
1799 267 +0.4%
1800 268 +0.4%
1801 269 +0.4%
1802 270 +0.4%
1803 271 +0.4%
1804 272 +0.4%
1805 273 +0.4%
1806 274 +0.4%
1807 275 +0.4%
1808 276 +0.4%
1809 277 +0.4%
1810 278 +0.4%
1811 279 +0.4%
1812 280 +0.4%
1813 281 +0.4%
1814 282 +0.4%
1815 283 +0.4%
1816 284 +0.4%
1817 285 +0.4%
1818 286 +0.4%
1819 287 +0.3%
1820 288 +0.3%
1821 289 +0.3%
1822 290 +0.3%
1823 290 +0.0%
1824 290 +0.0%
1825 290 +0.0%
1826 290 +0.0%
1827 290 +0.0%
1828 290 +0.0%
1829 290 +0.0%
1830 290 +0.0%
1831 290 +0.0%
1832 290 +0.0%
1833 290 +0.0%
1834 290 +0.0%
1835 290 +0.0%
1836 290 +0.0%
1837 290 +0.0%
1838 290 +0.0%
1839 290 +0.0%
1840 290 +0.0%
1841 290 +0.0%
1842 290 +0.0%
1843 290 +0.0%
1844 290 +0.0%
1845 290 +0.0%
1846 290 +0.0%
1847 290 +0.0%
1848 290 +0.0%
1849 290 +0.0%
1850 290 +0.0%
1851 290 +0.0%
1852 290 +0.0%
1853 290 +0.0%
1854 290 +0.0%
1855 290 +0.0%
1856 290 +0.0%
1857 290 +0.0%
1858 290 +0.0%
1859 290 +0.0%
1860 290 +0.0%
1861 290 +0.0%
1862 290 +0.0%
1863 290 +0.0%
1864 290 +0.0%
1865 290 +0.0%
1866 290 +0.0%
1867 290 +0.0%
1868 290 +0.0%
1869 290 +0.0%
1870 290 +0.0%
1871 290 +0.0%
1872 290 +0.0%
1873 290 +0.0%
1874 290 +0.0%
1875 290 +0.0%
1876 290 +0.0%
1877 290 +0.0%
1878 290 +0.0%
1879 290 +0.0%
1880 290 +0.0%
1881 290 +0.0%
1882 290 +0.0%
1883 290 +0.0%
1884 290 +0.0%
1885 290 +0.0%
1886 290 +0.0%
1887 290 +0.0%
1888 290 +0.0%
1889 290 +0.0%
1890 290 +0.0%
1891 290 +0.0%
1892 290 +0.0%
1893 290 +0.0%
1894 290 +0.0%
1895 290 +0.0%
1896 290 +0.0%
1897 290 +0.0%
1898 290 +0.0%
1899 290 +0.0%
1900 290 +0.0%
1901 290 +0.0%
1902 290 +0.0%
1903 290 +0.0%
1904 290 +0.0%
1905 290 +0.0%
1906 290 +0.0%
1907 290 +0.0%
1908 290 +0.0%
1909 290 +0.0%
1910 290 +0.0%
1911 290 +0.0%
1912 290 +0.0%
1913 290 +0.0%
1914 290 +0.0%
1915 290 +0.0%
1916 290 +0.0%
1917 290 +0.0%
1918 290 +0.0%
1919 290 +0.0%
1920 290 +0.0%
1921 290 +0.0%
1922 290 +0.0%
1923 290 +0.0%
1924 290 +0.0%
1925 290 +0.0%
1926 290 +0.0%
1927 290 +0.0%
1928 290 +0.0%
1929 290 +0.0%
1930 290 +0.0%
1931 290 +0.0%
1932 290 +0.0%
1933 290 +0.0%
1934 290 +0.0%
1935 290 +0.0%
1936 290 +0.0%
1937 290 +0.0%
1938 290 +0.0%
1939 290 +0.0%
1940 290 +0.0%
1941 290 +0.0%
1942 290 +0.0%
1943 290 +0.0%
1944 290 +0.0%
1945 290 +0.0%
1946 290 +0.0%
1947 290 +0.0%
1948 290 +0.0%
1949 290 +0.0%
1950 290 +0.0%
1951 290 +0.0%
1952 290 +0.0%
1953 290 +0.0%
1954 290 +0.0%
1955 290 +0.0%
1956 290 +0.0%
1957 290 +0.0%
1958 290 +0.0%
1959 290 +0.0%
1960 290 +0.0%
1961 290 +0.0%
1962 290 +0.0%
1963 290 +0.0%
1964 290 +0.0%
1965 290 +0.0%
1966 290 +0.0%
1967 290 +0.0%
1968 290 +0.0%
1969 290 +0.0%
1970 290 +0.0%
1971 290 +0.0%
1972 290 +0.0%
1973 290 +0.0%
1974 290 +0.0%
1975 290 +0.0%
1976 290 +0.0%
1977 290 +0.0%
1978 290 +0.0%
1979 290 +0.0%
1980 290 +0.0%
1981 290 +0.0%
1982 290 +0.0%
1983 290 +0.0%
1984 290 +0.0%
1985 290 +0.0%
1986 290 +0.0%
1987 290 +0.0%
1988 290 +0.0%
1989 290 +0.0%
1990 290 +0.0%
1991 290 +0.0%
1992 290 +0.0%
1993 290 +0.0%
1994 290 +0.0%
1995 290 +0.0%
1996 290 +0.0%
1997 290 +0.0%
1998 290 +0.0%
1999 290 +0.0%
2000 290 +0.0%
2001 290 +0.0%
2002 290 +0.0%
2003 290 +0.0%
2004 290 +0.0%
2005 290 +0.0%
2006 290 +0.0%
2007 290 +0.0%
2008 290 +0.0%
2009 290 +0.0%
2010 290 +0.0%
2011 290 +0.0%
2012 290 +0.0%
2013 290 +0.0%
2014 290 +0.0%
2015 290 +0.0%
2016 290 +0.0%
2017 290 +0.0%
2018 290 +0.0%
2019 290 +0.0%
2020 290 +0.0%
2021 290 +0.0%
2022 290 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 290 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 290 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1534 +100.0% 1 2
1535 +50.0% 2 3
1536 +33.3% 3 4
1537 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 2.8 0 7 10
1540s 12.5 8 17 10
1550s 22.5 18 27 10
1560s 32.5 28 37 10
1570s 42.5 38 47 10
1580s 52.5 48 57 10
1590s 62.5 58 67 10
1600s 72.5 68 77 10
1610s 82.5 78 87 10
1620s 92.5 88 97 10
1630s 102.5 98 107 10
1640s 112.5 108 117 10
1650s 122.5 118 127 10
1660s 132.5 128 137 10
1670s 142.5 138 147 10
1680s 152.5 148 157 10
1690s 162.5 158 167 10
1700s 172.5 168 177 10
1710s 182.5 178 187 10
1720s 192.5 188 197 10
1730s 202.5 198 207 10
1740s 212.5 208 217 10
1750s 222.5 218 227 10
1760s 232.5 228 237 10
1770s 242.5 238 247 10
1780s 252.5 248 257 10
1790s 262.5 258 267 10
1800s 272.5 268 277 10
1810s 282.5 278 287 10
1820s 289.7 288 290 10
1830s 290 290 290 10
1840s 290 290 290 10
1850s 290 290 290 10
1860s 290 290 290 10
1870s 290 290 290 10
1880s 290 290 290 10
1890s 290 290 290 10
1900s 290 290 290 10
1910s 290 290 290 10
1920s 290 290 290 10
1930s 290 290 290 10
1940s 290 290 290 10
1950s 290 290 290 10
1960s 290 290 290 10
1970s 290 290 290 10
1980s 290 290 290 10
1990s 290 290 290 10
2000s 290 290 290 10
2010s 290 290 290 10
2020s 290 290 290 3

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  1. 29 Ecuador 295 compare
  2. 30 El Salvador 294 compare
  3. 31 Peru 292 compare
  4. 33 Chile 278 compare
  5. 34 Paraguay 275 compare
  6. 35 Bolivia 267 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Brazil?
Years colonized in Brazil was 290 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 290 in 1822.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Brazil rank for years colonized?
Brazil ranks 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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