The number of bovine livestock in the Legal Amazon region in Brazil increased by around 97 percent in two decades, reaching 93 million heads in 2020. In comparison to the previous year, this figure increased by around four percent. Meanwhile, the area planted with crops in the Legal Amazon has nearly tripled in the same period.
Number of bovine livestock in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020
(in million heads)
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.
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Amazônia 2030. (August 12, 2022). Number of bovine livestock in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2000 to 2020 (in million heads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251568/number-bovine-livestock-amazon-rainforest-brazil/
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