The land area devoted to agriculture in Brazil has continuously increased since 2000. In that year, an area of around 549 thousand square kilometers in the country was classified as arable land or land occupied with permanent crops. Meanwhile, in 2018, the total arable and cropland area in Brazil reached 635.2 thousand square kilometers, an increase of around 16 percent in comparison to the beginning of the century.
Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
The source provides the following definitions:
"Arable refers to all land generally under rotation, whether for temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once) or meadows, or left fallow (less than five years). These data are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.
Permanent crops are those that occupy land for a long period and do not have to be planted for several years after each harvest (e.g. cocoa, coffee, rubber). Land under vines and trees and shrubs producing fruits, nuts and flowers, such as roses and jasmine, is so classified, as are nurseries (except those for forest trees, which should be classified under "forests and other wooded land")."
The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date given is the last updated date provided by the source.
Figures have been rounded.
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OECD. (November 15, 2020). Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201824/projection-for-total-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
OECD. "Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. November 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201824/projection-for-total-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
OECD. (2020). Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201824/projection-for-total-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
OECD. "Total Area of Arable Land and Permanent Crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201824/projection-for-total-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
OECD, Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201824/projection-for-total-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
