Brazil vs Cuba: Arable land use per person
Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Cuba
0.2639 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Cuba rank
35th
Arable land use per person over time
- Brazil
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2639 hectares per person against 0.2635 hectares per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.2081 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.2934 hectares per person | 0.0321 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.3133 hectares per person | 0.0618 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.3279 hectares per person | 0.0503 hectares per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.0616 hectares per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.2734 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.2622 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Brazil or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.2639 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 Cuba?
- 0.0004 hectares per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cuba?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Cuba rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 35th 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
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.