Australia and New Zealand vs Brazil: Agricultural land — Area

Australia and New Zealand
373,213 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
237,091 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Brazil rank
7th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Brazil
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 373,213 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 136,122 1000 ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 220 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 502,086 1000 ha 171,787 1000 ha 330,299 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 511,032 1000 ha 207,520 1000 ha 303,511 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 496,265 1000 ha 237,735 1000 ha 258,530 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 476,297 1000 ha 230,036 1000 ha 246,260 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 430,175 1000 ha 229,163 1000 ha 201,012 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 379,873 1000 ha 234,854 1000 ha 145,019 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 371,867 1000 ha 236,873 1000 ha 134,994 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia and New Zealand or Brazil?
Australia and New Zealand, at 373,213 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
136,122 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Brazil rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. 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
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.