Brazil vs Kazakhstan: Land use over the long-term
Brazil
210.81 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
183.11 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Kazakhstan rank
5th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Brazil
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 210.81 million hectares against 183.11 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 27.70 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Kazakhstan ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 42.81 million hectares | 42.81 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 44.28 million hectares | 44.28 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 45.81 million hectares | 45.81 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 47.39 million hectares | 47.39 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 49.03 million hectares | 49.03 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 50.72 million hectares | 50.72 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 24,079 hectares | 52.47 million hectares | 52.44 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 48,198 hectares | 54.27 million hectares | 54.23 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 96,407 hectares | 56.15 million hectares | 56.05 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 192,814 hectares | 58.08 million hectares | 57.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1730s | 385,627 hectares | 60.08 million hectares | 59.70 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1740s | 771,254 hectares | 62.16 million hectares | 61.39 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1750s | 1.54 million hectares | 64.30 million hectares | 62.76 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 1.79 million hectares | 66.52 million hectares | 64.73 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 2.09 million hectares | 68.81 million hectares | 66.72 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 2.45 million hectares | 71.18 million hectares | 68.73 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 2.89 million hectares | 73.64 million hectares | 70.75 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 3.42 million hectares | 76.18 million hectares | 72.75 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 4.37 million hectares | 78.80 million hectares | 74.44 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 5.38 million hectares | 81.52 million hectares | 76.14 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 6.60 million hectares | 84.33 million hectares | 77.73 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | 7.84 million hectares | 87.24 million hectares | 79.40 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1850s | 9.11 million hectares | 90.25 million hectares | 81.14 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 10.41 million hectares | 93.36 million hectares | 82.95 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 11.75 million hectares | 96.58 million hectares | 84.83 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 13.04 million hectares | 99.91 million hectares | 86.87 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 16.73 million hectares | 103.36 million hectares | 86.62 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 19.68 million hectares | 106.92 million hectares | 87.24 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 24.56 million hectares | 110.61 million hectares | 86.05 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 33.85 million hectares | 114.42 million hectares | 80.57 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 44.63 million hectares | 118.37 million hectares | 73.74 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 44.82 million hectares | 94.69 million hectares | 49.87 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 65.49 million hectares | 138.53 million hectares | 73.03 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 88.45 million hectares | 177.05 million hectares | 88.60 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 115.73 million hectares | 182.72 million hectares | 67.00 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 147.54 million hectares | 185.95 million hectares | 38.41 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 172.94 million hectares | 184.58 million hectares | 11.63 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 193.92 million hectares | 183.74 million hectares | 10.18 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 194.43 million hectares | 187.25 million hectares | 7.17 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 204.07 million hectares | 183.96 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
- Brazil, at 210.81 million hectares against 183.11 million hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 27.70 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kazakhstan rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Kazakhstan ranks 5th 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.