Brazil vs China: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 109,061 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 53,419 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and China ranks 7th of 248 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,745 1000 ha | 102,185 1000 ha | 76,440 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 34,881 1000 ha | 98,394 1000 ha | 63,512 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 50,110 1000 ha | 112,719 1000 ha | 62,609 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 44,415 1000 ha | 121,538 1000 ha | 77,123 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 48,075 1000 ha | 120,252 1000 ha | 72,177 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 54,012 1000 ha | 115,503 1000 ha | 61,492 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 55,656 1000 ha | 109,211 1000 ha | 53,555 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Brazil or China?
- China, at 109,061 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Brazil and China?
- 53,419 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for arable land — area?
- Brazil ranks 9th and China ranks 7th of 248 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.