Statizoid

Argentina vs Brazil: Arable land

Argentina
40.39 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil
55.64 million hectares
in 2023
Argentina rank
6th
Brazil rank
5th

Arable land over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 55.64 million hectares against 40.39 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 15.25 million hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

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

Globally, Argentina ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.