Brazil vs Canada: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55,642 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 17,578 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 9th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,745 1000 ha | 37,736 1000 ha | 11,992 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 34,881 1000 ha | 39,095 1000 ha | 4,213 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 50,110 1000 ha | 41,118 1000 ha | 8,992 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1990s | 44,415 1000 ha | 41,154 1000 ha | 3,261 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 48,075 1000 ha | 39,712 1000 ha | 8,363 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 54,012 1000 ha | 38,098 1000 ha | 15,914 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 55,656 1000 ha | 38,211 1000 ha | 17,445 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 55,642 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Brazil and Canada?
- 17,578 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for arable land — area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 9th 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
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.