Brazil vs Namibia: Arable land use per person
Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Namibia
0.27 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Namibia rank
34th
Arable land use per person over time
- Brazil
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.27 hectares per person against 0.2635 hectares per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0065 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.9742 hectares per person | 0.6666 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.4333 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.6039 hectares per person | 0.2288 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.1985 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.4159 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.0724 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.2812 hectares per person | 0.016 hectares per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Brazil or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.27 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 Namibia?
- 0.0065 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 34th 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.