In 2018, a total of 3,749 square kilometers were classified as lands without vegetation cover in Brazil. This type of land comprises areas such as rocky outcrops, cliffs, reefs, beaches, dunes, as well as areas presenting gravel accumulation along rivers. The amount of land uncovered by vegetation has been slightly increasing from 3,695 square kilometers registered in 2010.
Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018
(in square kilometers)
The source defines uncovered land as follows: "Areas without vegetation, such as rocky outcrops, cliffs, reefs and land with active erosion processes. It also includes beaches and dunes, at the coastline or inland, and areas with gravel accumulation along rivers".
The source does not provide the exact date of publication.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (April 29, 2020). Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in square kilometers)." Chart. April 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2020). Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Total Land Area without Vegetation Cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Total land area without vegetation cover in Brazil between 2010 and 2018 (in square kilometers) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, April 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201828/projection-for-total-idle-cropland-area-in-brazil-from-2010/
