What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Brazil and Sudan?

96.10 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sudan?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Brazil vs Sudan: Land use over the long-term

Brazil

210.81 million hectares

in 2025

Sudan

114.71 million hectares

in 2025

Brazil rank

4th

Sudan rank

7th

Land use over the long-term over time

Brazil
Sudan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 210.81 million hectares against 114.71 million hectares in Sudan, a difference of 96.10 million hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	29.82 million hectares	29.82 million hectares	Sudan
1100s	0 hectares	35.18 million hectares	35.18 million hectares	Sudan
1200s	0 hectares	36.32 million hectares	36.32 million hectares	Sudan
1300s	0 hectares	39.34 million hectares	39.34 million hectares	Sudan
1400s	0 hectares	42.37 million hectares	42.37 million hectares	Sudan
1500s	0 hectares	45.40 million hectares	45.40 million hectares	Sudan
1600s	24,079 hectares	48.80 million hectares	48.78 million hectares	Sudan
1700s	48,198 hectares	38.87 million hectares	38.82 million hectares	Sudan
1710s	96,407 hectares	39.11 million hectares	39.01 million hectares	Sudan
1720s	192,814 hectares	39.36 million hectares	39.16 million hectares	Sudan
1730s	385,627 hectares	39.62 million hectares	39.24 million hectares	Sudan
1740s	771,254 hectares	39.90 million hectares	39.13 million hectares	Sudan
1750s	1.54 million hectares	40.19 million hectares	38.65 million hectares	Sudan
1760s	1.79 million hectares	40.50 million hectares	38.71 million hectares	Sudan
1770s	2.09 million hectares	40.82 million hectares	38.73 million hectares	Sudan
1780s	2.45 million hectares	41.17 million hectares	38.72 million hectares	Sudan
1790s	2.89 million hectares	41.54 million hectares	38.65 million hectares	Sudan
1800s	3.42 million hectares	41.93 million hectares	38.51 million hectares	Sudan
1810s	4.37 million hectares	42.36 million hectares	37.99 million hectares	Sudan
1820s	5.38 million hectares	42.82 million hectares	37.44 million hectares	Sudan
1830s	6.60 million hectares	43.32 million hectares	36.71 million hectares	Sudan
1840s	7.84 million hectares	43.86 million hectares	36.02 million hectares	Sudan
1850s	9.11 million hectares	44.47 million hectares	35.36 million hectares	Sudan
1860s	10.41 million hectares	45.10 million hectares	34.69 million hectares	Sudan
1870s	11.75 million hectares	45.78 million hectares	34.04 million hectares	Sudan
1880s	13.04 million hectares	46.64 million hectares	33.60 million hectares	Sudan
1890s	16.73 million hectares	47.65 million hectares	30.91 million hectares	Sudan
1900s	19.68 million hectares	48.84 million hectares	29.16 million hectares	Sudan
1910s	24.56 million hectares	50.39 million hectares	25.83 million hectares	Sudan
1920s	33.85 million hectares	52.37 million hectares	18.52 million hectares	Sudan
1930s	44.63 million hectares	55.16 million hectares	10.53 million hectares	Sudan
1940s	44.82 million hectares	59.63 million hectares	14.81 million hectares	Sudan
1950s	65.49 million hectares	80.64 million hectares	15.14 million hectares	Sudan
1960s	88.45 million hectares	97.69 million hectares	9.24 million hectares	Sudan
1970s	115.73 million hectares	98.00 million hectares	17.73 million hectares	Brazil
1980s	147.54 million hectares	101.60 million hectares	45.94 million hectares	Brazil
1990s	172.94 million hectares	110.92 million hectares	62.02 million hectares	Brazil
2000s	193.92 million hectares	113.20 million hectares	80.72 million hectares	Brazil
2010s	194.43 million hectares	114.99 million hectares	79.43 million hectares	Brazil
2020s	204.07 million hectares	114.71 million hectares	89.36 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 Sudan?: Brazil, at 210.81 million hectares against 114.71 million hectares in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Brazil and Sudan?: 96.10 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sudan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Sudan rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Brazil ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th 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

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.