Brazil vs Europe: Country area — Area

Brazil
851,042 1000 ha
in 2024
Europe
2.35 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Europe rank
7th

Country area — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Europe
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2.35 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 1.49 million 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 7th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 851,577 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.88 million 1000 ha Europe
1970s 851,577 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.88 million 1000 ha Europe
1980s 851,577 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.88 million 1000 ha Europe
1990s 851,577 1000 ha 2.39 million 1000 ha 1.54 million 1000 ha Europe
2000s 851,577 1000 ha 2.31 million 1000 ha 1.45 million 1000 ha Europe
2010s 851,577 1000 ha 2.33 million 1000 ha 1.48 million 1000 ha Europe
2020s 851,256 1000 ha 2.35 million 1000 ha 1.50 million 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Brazil or Europe?
Europe, at 2.35 million 1000 ha against 851,042 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Brazil and Europe?
1.49 million 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for country area — area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 7th 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.