The area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon region in Brazil has nearly tripled since the beginning of the century. In 2020, more than 235 thousand square kilometers were used for crop production, up from around 85 thousand square kilometers in 2000. Agriculture and livestock accounted for around 20 percent of greenhouse gases emissions in the Legal Amazon in recent years.
Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
The 'Legal Amazon' is an area of more than five million square kilometers, which comprises the Brazilian states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.
Figures have been rounded.
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Amazônia 2030. (August 12, 2022). Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
Amazônia 2030. "Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. August 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
Amazônia 2030. (2022). Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
Amazônia 2030. "Area Planted or Destined to Harvest in The Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
Amazônia 2030, Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Area planted or destined to harvest in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], Amazônia 2030, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
