Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Brazil

Brazil: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13,445 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,445 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 238 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 — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Brazil peaked at 13,588 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,596 ha, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 67th of 238 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.

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. 64 Guinea 16,130 ha compare
  2. 65 Panama 14,517 ha compare
  3. 66 Suriname 14,497 ha compare
  4. 68 Austria 13,422 ha compare
  5. 69 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  6. 70 Botswana 12,444 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Brazil?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 13,588 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9,596 ha in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Brazil ranks 67th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
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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