Australia vs Brazil: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 363,519 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 126,428 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 237 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 171,787 1000 ha | 317,066 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 207,520 1000 ha | 289,697 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 237,735 1000 ha | 244,048 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 230,036 1000 ha | 233,052 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 229,163 1000 ha | 189,238 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 234,854 1000 ha | 134,116 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 236,873 1000 ha | 125,097 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 363,519 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Brazil?
- 126,428 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 237 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
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.