Brazil vs Eastern Asia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Brazil
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 508,590 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 271,499 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 255 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171,787 1000 ha | 575,425 1000 ha | 403,638 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 207,520 1000 ha | 565,790 1000 ha | 358,270 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 237,735 1000 ha | 567,989 1000 ha | 330,254 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 230,036 1000 ha | 573,076 1000 ha | 343,039 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 229,163 1000 ha | 561,208 1000 ha | 332,045 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 234,854 1000 ha | 531,079 1000 ha | 296,225 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 236,873 1000 ha | 511,613 1000 ha | 274,740 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Brazil or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 508,590 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Brazil and Eastern Asia?
- 271,499 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Eastern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 255 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.
Individual pages
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.