Brazil vs Northern America: Arable land — Area

Brazil
55,642 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern America
189,620 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Northern America rank
12th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Northern America
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922024

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

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
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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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.