Statizoid

Brazil vs Russia: Arable land

Brazil
55.64 million hectares
in 2023
Russia
121.65 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd

Arable land over time

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

How they compare

Russia currently reports 121.65 million hectares against 55.64 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 66.01 million hectares.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd 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.