Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Arable land use per person
Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.246 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Arable land use per person over time
- Brazil
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.246 hectares per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0175 hectares per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.2542 hectares per person | 0.0534 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.285 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.2891 hectares per person | 0.086 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.3109 hectares per person | 0.0488 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.2839 hectares per person | 0.0148 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.2527 hectares per person | 0.0125 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 Zimbabwe?
- Brazil, at 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.246 hectares per person in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0175 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.