Brazil vs United States: Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops

Brazil
52.80 million Hectares
in 2019
United States
71.50 million Hectares
in 2019
Brazil rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 71.50 million Hectares against 52.80 million Hectares in Brazil, a difference of 18.70 million Hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 25 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
2000s 11.59 million Hectares 54.14 million Hectares 42.56 million Hectares United States
2010s 42.24 million Hectares 71.38 million Hectares 29.14 million Hectares United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land area — transgenic crops, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 71.50 million Hectares against 52.80 million Hectares in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in agricultural land area — transgenic crops between Brazil and United States?
18.70 million Hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for agricultural land area — transgenic crops?
Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 884 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed