Americas vs Brazil: Agriculture — Area

Americas
1.12 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
237,091 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Brazil rank
7th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.12 million 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 884,749 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 million 1000 ha 171,787 1000 ha 913,724 1000 ha Americas
1970s 1.12 million 1000 ha 207,520 1000 ha 912,636 1000 ha Americas
1980s 1.17 million 1000 ha 237,735 1000 ha 928,316 1000 ha Americas
1990s 1.17 million 1000 ha 230,036 1000 ha 939,409 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.16 million 1000 ha 229,163 1000 ha 934,569 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.16 million 1000 ha 234,854 1000 ha 928,024 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.12 million 1000 ha 236,873 1000 ha 887,079 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Americas or Brazil?
Americas, at 1.12 million 1000 ha against 237,091 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Americas and Brazil?
884,749 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for agriculture — area?
Americas ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — 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.