Mountain area in Brazil
Brazil: Mountain area was 497,797 kmsq in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
497,797 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 196 countries
All-time high
497,797 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
497,797 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain area in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain area in Brazil stood at 497,797 kmsq. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain area in Brazil peaked at 497,797 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 497,797 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Brazil 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mountain area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 497,797 kmsq | — |
| 2005 | 497,797 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 497,797 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 497,797 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 497,797 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 497,797 kmsq | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 497,797 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,386 kmsq, 22.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 497,797 kmsq is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,995 kmsq, 41.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 497,797 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain area in Brazil?
- Mountain area in Brazil was 497,797 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 497,797 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 497,797 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for mountain area?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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