Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Drained organic soils — Area was 13,445 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Brazil, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.