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.
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 *** thousand square kilometers were used for crop production, up from around ** thousand square kilometers in 2000. Agriculture and livestock accounted for around ** percent of greenhouse gases emissions in the Legal Amazon in recent years.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Aug 2022, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
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: /statistics/1251508/planted-area-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
