Brazil vs United States: Agricultural land per capita
Brazil
1.12 hectares per capita
in 2023
United States
1.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Brazil rank
42nd
United States rank
40th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.23 hectares per capita against 1.12 hectares per capita in Brazil, a difference of 0.11 hectares per capita.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 226 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 hectares per capita | 2.25 hectares per capita | 0.2014 hectares per capita | United States |
| 1970s | 1.95 hectares per capita | 1.98 hectares per capita | 0.0353 hectares per capita | United States |
| 1980s | 1.78 hectares per capita | 1.79 hectares per capita | 0.0077 hectares per capita | United States |
| 1990s | 1.44 hectares per capita | 1.58 hectares per capita | 0.1421 hectares per capita | United States |
| 2000s | 1.25 hectares per capita | 1.41 hectares per capita | 0.1563 hectares per capita | United States |
| 2010s | 1.17 hectares per capita | 1.31 hectares per capita | 0.1373 hectares per capita | United States |
| 2020s | 1.13 hectares per capita | 1.24 hectares per capita | 0.1102 hectares per capita | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 1.23 hectares per capita against 1.12 hectares per capita in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Brazil and United States?
- 0.11 hectares per capita, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Brazil ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.