Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Brazil
Brazil: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13,445 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — 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
| 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 |
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More climate change data for Brazil
- Share co2 vs population 1.6 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 2.28 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 18.20 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 2.28 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 2.28 (2024)
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
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.