Brazil vs Canada: Land area — Area

Brazil
835,814 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada
878,870 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Canada rank
6th

Land area — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 878,870 1000 ha against 835,814 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 43,056 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 6th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
1970s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
1980s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
1990s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
2000s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
2010s 835,814 1000 ha 896,559 1000 ha 60,745 1000 ha Canada
2020s 835,814 1000 ha 882,408 1000 ha 46,594 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Brazil or Canada?
Canada, at 878,870 1000 ha against 835,814 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Brazil and Canada?
43,056 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for land area — area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 6th of 248 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.