Brazil vs Iceland: Cropland — Area per capita

Brazil
0.3 ha/cap
in 2024
Iceland
0.31 ha/cap
in 2024
Brazil rank
47th
Iceland rank
44th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Iceland
00.20.40.6196119922024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.31 ha/cap against 0.3 ha/cap in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.

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

Brazil ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 44th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4022 ha/cap 0.6256 ha/cap 0.2233 ha/cap Iceland
1970s 0.407 ha/cap 0.583 ha/cap 0.176 ha/cap Iceland
1980s 0.45 ha/cap 0.56 ha/cap 0.11 ha/cap Iceland
1990s 0.33 ha/cap 0.502 ha/cap 0.172 ha/cap Iceland
2000s 0.32 ha/cap 0.43 ha/cap 0.11 ha/cap Iceland
2010s 0.313 ha/cap 0.365 ha/cap 0.052 ha/cap Iceland
2020s 0.3 ha/cap 0.318 ha/cap 0.018 ha/cap Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Brazil or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.31 ha/cap against 0.3 ha/cap in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Brazil and Iceland?
0.01 ha/cap, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Brazil ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 44th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 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.