Brazil vs Northern America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Brazil
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 192,972 1000 ha against 63,730 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 129,242 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 252 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,552 1000 ha | 218,860 1000 ha | 185,308 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 43,564 1000 ha | 228,452 1000 ha | 184,889 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 60,102 1000 ha | 230,576 1000 ha | 170,473 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 52,962 1000 ha | 224,674 1000 ha | 171,712 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 58,748 1000 ha | 210,046 1000 ha | 151,297 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 62,767 1000 ha | 197,412 1000 ha | 134,646 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 63,512 1000 ha | 193,800 1000 ha | 130,288 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Brazil or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 192,972 1000 ha against 63,730 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Brazil and Northern America?
- 129,242 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for cropland — area?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 252 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.