Australia vs Brazil: Grazing land use over the long term
Australia
318.70 million
in 2025
Brazil
210.81 million
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Brazil rank
4th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 318.70 million against 210.81 million in Brazil, a difference of 107.89 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Brazil in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 0 | 24,079 | 24,079 | Brazil |
| 1700s | 0 | 48,198 | 48,198 | Brazil |
| 1710s | 0 | 96,407 | 96,407 | Brazil |
| 1720s | 0 | 192,814 | 192,814 | Brazil |
| 1730s | 0 | 385,627 | 385,627 | Brazil |
| 1740s | 0 | 771,254 | 771,254 | Brazil |
| 1750s | 0 | 1.54 million | 1.54 million | Brazil |
| 1760s | 0 | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | Brazil |
| 1770s | 0 | 2.09 million | 2.09 million | Brazil |
| 1780s | 0 | 2.45 million | 2.45 million | Brazil |
| 1790s | 247,019 | 2.89 million | 2.64 million | Brazil |
| 1800s | 392,578 | 3.42 million | 3.03 million | Brazil |
| 1810s | 925,486 | 4.37 million | 3.44 million | Brazil |
| 1820s | 1.62 million | 5.38 million | 3.76 million | Brazil |
| 1830s | 2.90 million | 6.60 million | 3.70 million | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.29 million | 7.84 million | 2.55 million | Brazil |
| 1850s | 9.81 million | 9.11 million | 701,480 | Australia |
| 1860s | 18.47 million | 10.41 million | 8.06 million | Australia |
| 1870s | 29.51 million | 11.75 million | 17.76 million | Australia |
| 1880s | 42.50 million | 13.04 million | 29.47 million | Australia |
| 1890s | 65.44 million | 16.73 million | 48.70 million | Australia |
| 1900s | 94.10 million | 19.68 million | 74.42 million | Australia |
| 1910s | 128.16 million | 24.56 million | 103.60 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 168.71 million | 33.85 million | 134.86 million | Australia |
| 1930s | 217.83 million | 44.63 million | 173.20 million | Australia |
| 1940s | 265.15 million | 44.82 million | 220.33 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 367.85 million | 65.49 million | 302.35 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 419.19 million | 88.45 million | 330.74 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 425.03 million | 115.73 million | 309.30 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 414.69 million | 147.54 million | 267.15 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 392.86 million | 172.94 million | 219.92 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 361.56 million | 193.92 million | 167.63 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 322.00 million | 194.43 million | 127.58 million | Australia |
| 2020s | 316.62 million | 204.07 million | 112.56 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 318.70 million against 210.81 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Australia and Brazil?
- 107.89 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.