Africa vs Brazil: Country area — Area

Africa
3.04 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
851,042 1000 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Brazil rank
7th

Country area — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Brazil
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 3.04 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 2.19 million 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 3.03 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
1970s 3.03 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
1980s 3.03 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
1990s 3.03 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
2000s 3.03 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
2010s 3.04 million 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 2.18 million 1000 ha Africa
2020s 3.04 million 1000 ha 851,256 1000 ha 2.19 million 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Africa or Brazil?
Africa, at 3.04 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Africa and Brazil?
2.19 million 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for country area — area?
Africa ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.