Brazil vs Europe: Arable land — Area

Brazil
55,642 1000 ha
in 2024
Europe
270,153 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Europe rank
5th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Europe
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How they compare

Europe currently reports 270,153 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 214,511 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 4.9 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 5th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 25,745 1000 ha 365,824 1000 ha 340,079 1000 ha Europe
1970s 34,881 1000 ha 354,539 1000 ha 319,658 1000 ha Europe
1980s 50,110 1000 ha 352,254 1000 ha 302,143 1000 ha Europe
1990s 44,415 1000 ha 304,929 1000 ha 260,514 1000 ha Europe
2000s 48,075 1000 ha 279,193 1000 ha 231,118 1000 ha Europe
2010s 54,012 1000 ha 273,882 1000 ha 219,870 1000 ha Europe
2020s 55,656 1000 ha 270,888 1000 ha 215,231 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Brazil or Europe?
Europe, at 270,153 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Brazil and Europe?
214,511 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for arable land — area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 5th 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.