Brazil vs Canada: Country area — Area

Brazil
851,042 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada
1.56 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Canada rank
4th

Country area — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.56 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 712,398 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
1970s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
1980s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
1990s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
2000s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
2010s 851,577 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,473 1000 ha Canada
2020s 851,256 1000 ha 1.56 million 1000 ha 712,306 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Brazil or Canada?
Canada, at 1.56 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Brazil and Canada?
712,398 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for country area — area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 248 countries.
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.