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Land area by state

In 2022, Amazonas had the highest Land area among the 27 states (1,559,256) and Distrito Federal the lowest (5,761). Brazil as a whole stood at 8,510,418.

Land area by state · 2022

Area of the territorial unit according to IBGE.

Rondônia: 237,754Acre: 164,173Amazonas: 1,559,256Roraima: 223,645Pará: 1,245,871Amapá: 142,471Tocantins: 277,424Maranhão: 329,651Piauí: 251,755Ceará: 148,894Rio Grande do Norte: 52,810Paraíba: 56,467Pernambuco: 98,068Alagoas: 27,831Sergipe: 21,938Bahia: 564,760Minas Gerais: 586,514Espírito Santo: 46,074Rio de Janeiro: 43,750São Paulo: 248,219Paraná: 199,299Santa Catarina: 95,731Rio Grande do Sul: 281,707Mato Grosso do Sul: 357,142Mato Grosso: 903,208Goiás: 340,243Distrito Federal: 5,761
  • up to 43,750
  • 43,750 to 95,731
  • 95,731 to 164,173
  • 164,173 to 248,219
  • 248,219 to 329,651
  • 329,651 to 586,514
  • 586,514 or more
#Statekm²
1Amazonas1,559,256
2Pará1,245,871
3Mato Grosso903,208
4Minas Gerais586,514
5Bahia564,760
6Mato Grosso do Sul357,142
7Goiás340,243
8Maranhão329,651
9Rio Grande do Sul281,707
10Tocantins277,424
11Piauí251,755
12São Paulo248,219
13Rondônia237,754
14Roraima223,645
15Paraná199,299
16Acre164,173
17Ceará148,894
18Amapá142,471
19Pernambuco98,068
20Santa Catarina95,731
21Paraíba56,467
22Rio Grande do Norte52,810
23Espírito Santo46,074
24Rio de Janeiro43,750
25Alagoas27,831
26Sergipe21,938
27Distrito Federal5,761

Brazil: 8,510,418.

Source: IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA).

Frequently asked questions

Which state has the highest Land area?

In 2022, Amazonas, at 1,559,256. The lowest was Distrito Federal, at 5,761.

What is the value of Land area for Brazil?

In 2022, 8,510,418, according to IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA).

What does "Land area" measure?

Area of the territorial unit according to IBGE.

Where does the data come from, and can I download it?

The data comes from IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA). There is a CSV file with every state and every available period. You may copy and republish the data and charts, including commercially, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The condition is to credit "dadobruto.com" and, when published online, to link to dadobruto.com or to the page the data came from. The original numbers follow the rules of IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA).

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Download as CSV (all states and periods). How to cite: dadobruto.com. Land area by state. Data: IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA). https://dadobruto.com/en/states/indicator/land-area

You may copy and republish the data and charts, including commercially, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The condition is to credit "dadobruto.com" and, when published online, to link to dadobruto.com or to the page the data came from. The original numbers follow the rules of IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA).