Africa vs Brazil: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 45,962 1000 ha against 8,088 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 37,874 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 5.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,917 1000 ha | 7,807 1000 ha | 8,110 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 18,458 1000 ha | 8,682 1000 ha | 9,776 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 21,563 1000 ha | 9,992 1000 ha | 11,571 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 24,854 1000 ha | 8,548 1000 ha | 16,307 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 29,508 1000 ha | 10,675 1000 ha | 18,833 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 37,403 1000 ha | 8,755 1000 ha | 28,648 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 44,854 1000 ha | 7,856 1000 ha | 36,998 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 45,962 1000 ha against 8,088 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Africa and Brazil?
- 37,874 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.