Argentina vs Brazil: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 63,730 1000 ha against 48,936 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 14,794 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 234 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,966 1000 ha | 33,552 1000 ha | 11,586 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1970s | 25,620 1000 ha | 43,564 1000 ha | 17,944 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1980s | 26,932 1000 ha | 60,102 1000 ha | 33,170 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1990s | 28,074 1000 ha | 52,962 1000 ha | 24,888 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 33,150 1000 ha | 58,748 1000 ha | 25,598 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 41,523 1000 ha | 62,767 1000 ha | 21,244 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 48,232 1000 ha | 63,512 1000 ha | 15,281 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 63,730 1000 ha against 48,936 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Argentina and Brazil?
- 14,794 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for cropland — area?
- Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.