Australia vs Brazil: Land use over the long-term
Australia
318.70 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil
210.81 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Brazil rank
4th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 318.70 million hectares against 210.81 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 107.89 million hectares.
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 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 24,079 hectares | 24,079 hectares | Brazil |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 48,198 hectares | 48,198 hectares | Brazil |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 96,407 hectares | 96,407 hectares | Brazil |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 192,814 hectares | 192,814 hectares | Brazil |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 385,627 hectares | 385,627 hectares | Brazil |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 771,254 hectares | 771,254 hectares | Brazil |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1790s | 247,019 hectares | 2.89 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1800s | 392,578 hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1810s | 925,486 hectares | 4.37 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1820s | 1.62 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | 3.76 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1830s | 2.90 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.29 million hectares | 7.84 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1850s | 9.81 million hectares | 9.11 million hectares | 701,480 hectares | Australia |
| 1860s | 18.47 million hectares | 10.41 million hectares | 8.06 million hectares | Australia |
| 1870s | 29.51 million hectares | 11.75 million hectares | 17.76 million hectares | Australia |
| 1880s | 42.50 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 29.47 million hectares | Australia |
| 1890s | 65.44 million hectares | 16.73 million hectares | 48.70 million hectares | Australia |
| 1900s | 94.10 million hectares | 19.68 million hectares | 74.42 million hectares | Australia |
| 1910s | 128.16 million hectares | 24.56 million hectares | 103.60 million hectares | Australia |
| 1920s | 168.71 million hectares | 33.85 million hectares | 134.86 million hectares | Australia |
| 1930s | 217.83 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 173.20 million hectares | Australia |
| 1940s | 265.15 million hectares | 44.82 million hectares | 220.33 million hectares | Australia |
| 1950s | 367.85 million hectares | 65.49 million hectares | 302.35 million hectares | Australia |
| 1960s | 419.19 million hectares | 88.45 million hectares | 330.74 million hectares | Australia |
| 1970s | 425.03 million hectares | 115.73 million hectares | 309.30 million hectares | Australia |
| 1980s | 414.69 million hectares | 147.54 million hectares | 267.15 million hectares | Australia |
| 1990s | 392.86 million hectares | 172.94 million hectares | 219.92 million hectares | Australia |
| 2000s | 361.56 million hectares | 193.92 million hectares | 167.63 million hectares | Australia |
| 2010s | 322.00 million hectares | 194.43 million hectares | 127.58 million hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 316.62 million hectares | 204.07 million hectares | 112.56 million hectares | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 318.70 million hectares against 210.81 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Australia and Brazil?
- 107.89 million hectares, 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 land use over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.