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Brazil vs China: Arable land

Brazil
55.64 million hectares
in 2023
China
108.43 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China rank
4th

Arable land over time

  • Brazil
  • China
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 108.43 million hectares against 55.64 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 52.78 million hectares.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

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

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 4th 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.