Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil

Brazil: Drained organic soils — Area was 13,445 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,445 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
13,588 ha
in 2018
All-time low
9,596 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 9.6k ha1991: 9.6k ha1992: 9.6k ha1993: 10.2k ha1994: 10.2k ha1995: 10.3k ha1996: 10.4k ha1997: 10.5k ha1998: 10.7k ha1999: 11.2k ha2000: 11.1k ha2001: 11.1k ha2002: 11.2k ha2003: 11.2k ha2004: 13.0k ha2005: 13.0k ha2006: 13.0k ha2007: 13.0k ha2008: 13.0k ha2009: 13.0k ha2010: 13.0k ha2011: 13.0k ha2012: 13.0k ha2013: 13.0k ha2014: 13.0k ha2015: 13.0k ha2016: 13.0k ha2017: 13.5k ha2018: 13.6k ha2019: 13.3k ha2020: 13.3k ha2021: 13.4k ha2022: 13.4k ha2023: 13.4k ha2024: 13.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Brazil is 13,445 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Brazil peaked at 13,588 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,596 ha, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 63rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 9,596 ha —
1991 9,596 ha +0.0%
1992 9,596 ha +0.0%
1993 10,239 ha +6.7%
1994 10,239 ha +0.0%
1995 10,322 ha +0.8%
1996 10,388 ha +0.6%
1997 10,456 ha +0.7%
1998 10,702 ha +2.4%
1999 11,179 ha +4.5%
2000 11,099 ha -0.7%
2001 11,125 ha +0.2%
2002 11,181 ha +0.5%
2003 11,235 ha +0.5%
2004 12,978 ha +15.5%
2005 12,978 ha +0.0%
2006 12,978 ha +0.0%
2007 12,978 ha +0.0%
2008 12,978 ha +0.0%
2009 12,978 ha +0.0%
2010 12,978 ha +0.0%
2011 12,978 ha +0.0%
2012 12,978 ha +0.0%
2013 12,978 ha +0.0%
2014 12,978 ha +0.0%
2015 12,978 ha +0.0%
2016 13,045 ha +0.5%
2017 13,475 ha +3.3%
2018 13,588 ha +0.8%
2019 13,262 ha -2.4%
2020 13,262 ha +0.0%
2021 13,433 ha +1.3%
2022 13,445 ha +0.1%
2023 13,445 ha +0.0%
2024 13,445 ha +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 13,445 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 816.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,231 ha 9,596 ha 11,179 ha 10
2000s 12,251 ha 11,099 ha 12,978 ha 10
2010s 13,124 ha 12,978 ha 13,588 ha 10
2020s 13,406 ha 13,262 ha 13,445 ha 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 60 Guinea 16,130 ha compare
  2. 61 Panama 14,517 ha compare
  3. 62 Suriname 14,497 ha compare
  4. 64 Austria 13,422 ha compare
  5. 65 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  6. 66 Botswana 12,444 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Brazil?
Drained organic soils — area in Brazil was 13,445 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 13,588 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9,596 ha in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for drained organic soils — area?
Brazil ranks 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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