Australia and New Zealand vs Brazil: Land area — Area

Australia and New Zealand
795,163 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
835,814 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th

Land area — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Brazil
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 835,814 1000 ha against 795,163 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 40,651 1000 ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 794,565 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 41,249 1000 ha Brazil
1970s 794,565 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 41,249 1000 ha Brazil
1980s 794,565 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 41,249 1000 ha Brazil
1990s 794,565 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 41,249 1000 ha Brazil
2000s 794,565 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 41,249 1000 ha Brazil
2010s 794,954 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 40,860 1000 ha Brazil
2020s 795,462 1000 ha 835,814 1000 ha 40,352 1000 ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Australia and New Zealand or Brazil?
Brazil, at 835,814 1000 ha against 795,163 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
40,651 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Brazil rank globally for land area — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 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.