Australia vs Brazil: Land under cereal production

Australia
19.46 million hectares
in 2024
Brazil
27.78 million hectares
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Brazil rank
5th

Land under cereal production over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 27.78 million hectares against 19.46 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 8.32 million hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.