Brazil vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Brazil
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 133,978 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 248 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,745 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 191,184 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 34,881 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 191,711 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 50,110 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 178,363 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 44,415 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 177,777 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 48,075 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 159,121 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 54,012 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 140,332 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 55,656 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 134,814 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Brazil or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 55,642 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Brazil and Northern America?
- 133,978 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.