Brazil vs Chad: Arable land use per person

Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Chad
0.2743 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Chad rank
33rd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Brazil
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.2743 hectares per person against 0.2635 hectares per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0108 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 36th and Chad ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Chad Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3076 hectares per person 0.8603 hectares per person 0.5527 hectares per person Chad
1970s 0.3255 hectares per person 0.7298 hectares per person 0.4042 hectares per person Chad
1980s 0.3751 hectares per person 0.6225 hectares per person 0.2474 hectares per person Chad
1990s 0.2776 hectares per person 0.4909 hectares per person 0.2133 hectares per person Chad
2000s 0.262 hectares per person 0.3803 hectares per person 0.1182 hectares per person Chad
2010s 0.269 hectares per person 0.3453 hectares per person 0.0762 hectares per person Chad
2020s 0.2652 hectares per person 0.2916 hectares per person 0.0265 hectares per person Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Brazil or Chad?
Chad, at 0.2743 hectares per person against 0.2635 hectares per person in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Brazil and Chad?
0.0108 hectares per person, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chad?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Chad rank globally for arable land use per person?
Brazil ranks 36th and Chad ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.