In 2019, an area of close to 1.4 million square kilometers was estimated to be at high or very high risk of landslide or mudslide in Brazil. The most affected state was Minas Gerais, with nearly 285 thousand square kilometers of land categorized as highly or very highly susceptible to this phenomenon. Pará was the second Brazilian state with most land at risk of landslide, at around 142 thousand square kilometers. Brazil is also one of the countries most prone to suffering floods in Latin America.
Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state
(in square kilometers)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (November 15, 2019). Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state (in square kilometers)." Chart. November 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2019). Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Land Area at Risk of Landslides in Brazil in 2019, by State (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Land area at risk of landslides in Brazil in 2019, by state (in square kilometers) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, November 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121753/land-area-risk-landslide-brazil-state/
