Agricultural land as percentage of country land area (%)

Level MunicipalYearly

Definition

Proportion of agricultural land area in relation to the total land area per territory (country, state, municipality). Agricultural land includes arable land, land under permanent crops, and meadows or pasture.

Interpretation

This indicator offers a quick snapshot of how much of the land area per territory is occupied with agriculture.

Data source

Project MapBiomas - Collection 10 of Brazilian Land Cover & Use Map Series, accessed on 8/24/2025 through the link: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/estatisticas; Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - Territorial Areas: https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/organizacao-do-territorio/estrutura-territorial/15761-areas-dos-municipios.html?=&t=downloads (accessed on 10/06/2025).

Level	Periodicity
Municipal	Yearly