Brazil vs Russia: Cropland — Area

Brazil
63,730 1000 ha
in 2024
Russia
123,660 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Russia rank
7th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Russia
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 123,660 1000 ha against 63,730 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 59,930 1000 ha.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Russia ranks 7th of 252 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 52,248 1000 ha 129,618 1000 ha 77,370 1000 ha Russia
2000s 58,748 1000 ha 124,279 1000 ha 65,531 1000 ha Russia
2010s 62,767 1000 ha 123,442 1000 ha 60,675 1000 ha Russia
2020s 63,512 1000 ha 123,580 1000 ha 60,068 1000 ha Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Brazil or Russia?
Russia, at 123,660 1000 ha against 63,730 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Brazil and Russia?
59,930 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for cropland — area?
Brazil ranks 9th and Russia ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Russia: Cropland — Area. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/cropland-area-2/brazil/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/cropland-area-2/brazil/russian-federation/">Brazil vs Russia: Cropland — Area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 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.