The Legal Amazon is a special region of Brazil comprising the territory of nine Brazilian states where the Amazon rainforest is located. It was estimated that this region accounted for 8.6 percent of Brazil's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016, having increased from a share of 6.9 percent in 2002. The sector with the highest contribution was agriculture, to which the Legal Amazon represented 21 percent in terms of GDP in 2016.
Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (December 14, 2018). Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector." Chart. December 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2018). Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Contribution of The Legal Amazon Area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in 2002 and 2016, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Contribution of the Legal Amazon area to Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and 2016, by industry sector [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, December 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044320/brazil-legal-amazon-area-share-gdp-sector/
