Brazil vs United States: Land use

Brazil
63.40 million hectares
in 2023
United States
154.73 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Land use over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 154.73 million hectares against 63.40 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 91.34 million hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 223 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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