Brazil vs France: Arable land use per person
Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
France
0.2472 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
France rank
38th
Arable land use per person over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France, a difference of 0.0163 hectares per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and France ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.3758 hectares per person | 0.0682 hectares per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.3143 hectares per person | 0.0608 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.027 hectares per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.0296 hectares per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.0156 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 France?
- Brazil, at 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Brazil and France?
- 0.0163 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 36th and France ranks 38th 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.