Argentina vs Brazil: Arable land — Area

Argentina
46,842 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
55,642 1000 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 55,642 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 8,800 1000 ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 21,068 1000 ha 25,745 1000 ha 4,676 1000 ha Brazil
1970s 24,670 1000 ha 34,881 1000 ha 10,211 1000 ha Brazil
1980s 25,927 1000 ha 50,110 1000 ha 24,183 1000 ha Brazil
1990s 27,061 1000 ha 44,415 1000 ha 17,354 1000 ha Brazil
2000s 32,137 1000 ha 48,075 1000 ha 15,938 1000 ha Brazil
2010s 40,438 1000 ha 54,012 1000 ha 13,574 1000 ha Brazil
2020s 46,225 1000 ha 55,656 1000 ha 9,431 1000 ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 55,642 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Argentina and Brazil?
8,800 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for arable land — area?
Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 231 countries.
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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.