Statizoid

Brazil vs Canada: Arable land

Brazil
55.64 million hectares
in 2023
Canada
38.15 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Canada rank
7th

Arable land over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 55.64 million hectares against 38.15 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 17.49 million hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 7th 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.