Brazil vs India: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land

Brazil
63,398 Hectares
in 2023
India
168,323 Hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
1st

Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land over time

  • Brazil
  • India
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k198520042023

How they compare

India currently reports 168,323 Hectares against 63,398 Hectares in Brazil, a difference of 104,925 Hectares.

That makes India's figure about 2.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 43 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1980s 60,269 Hectares 169,560 Hectares 109,291 Hectares India
1990s 52,962 Hectares 170,060 Hectares 117,097 Hectares India
2000s 58,748 Hectares 169,713 Hectares 110,965 Hectares India
2010s 62,767 Hectares 169,193 Hectares 106,426 Hectares India
2020s 63,416 Hectares 168,186 Hectares 104,770 Hectares India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land, Brazil or India?
India, at 168,323 Hectares against 63,398 Hectares in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land between Brazil and India?
104,925 Hectares, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
58 places, 2,040 data points, 1984–2025
Last refreshed