Brazil vs India: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 237,091 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 58,871 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and India ranks 10th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171,787 1000 ha | 176,997 1000 ha | 5,210 1000 ha | India |
| 1970s | 207,520 1000 ha | 179,195 1000 ha | 28,325 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1980s | 237,735 1000 ha | 181,002 1000 ha | 56,732 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1990s | 230,036 1000 ha | 181,139 1000 ha | 48,898 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 229,163 1000 ha | 180,212 1000 ha | 48,950 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 234,854 1000 ha | 179,496 1000 ha | 55,358 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 236,873 1000 ha | 178,484 1000 ha | 58,389 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 237,091 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Brazil and India?
- 58,871 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and India ranks 10th 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.