Africa vs Brazil: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 266,831 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 211,189 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,381 1000 ha | 25,745 1000 ha | 130,636 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 165,552 1000 ha | 34,881 1000 ha | 130,671 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 173,942 1000 ha | 50,110 1000 ha | 123,831 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 194,902 1000 ha | 44,415 1000 ha | 150,487 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 217,445 1000 ha | 48,075 1000 ha | 169,370 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 249,862 1000 ha | 54,012 1000 ha | 195,851 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 264,047 1000 ha | 55,656 1000 ha | 208,391 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 266,831 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Africa and Brazil?
- 211,189 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for arable land — area?
- Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.