Brazil vs Western Africa: Permanent crops — Area

Brazil
8,088 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Africa
22,941 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Western Africa rank
9th

Permanent crops — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Western Africa
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 22,941 1000 ha against 8,088 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 14,853 1000 ha.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 7,807 1000 ha 7,220 1000 ha 587.67 1000 ha Brazil
1970s 8,682 1000 ha 7,716 1000 ha 965.6 1000 ha Brazil
1980s 9,992 1000 ha 9,309 1000 ha 682.7 1000 ha Brazil
1990s 8,548 1000 ha 11,589 1000 ha 3,041 1000 ha Western Africa
2000s 10,675 1000 ha 14,690 1000 ha 4,015 1000 ha Western Africa
2010s 8,755 1000 ha 18,631 1000 ha 9,876 1000 ha Western Africa
2020s 7,856 1000 ha 22,521 1000 ha 14,666 1000 ha Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent crops — area, Brazil or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 22,941 1000 ha against 8,088 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Brazil and Western Africa?
14,853 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Western Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Western Africa rank globally for permanent crops — area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 220 countries.
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

Indicator
Permanent crops — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.