Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Arable land

Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.1136 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
39th

Arable land over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.1136 hectares per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.1499 hectares per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Brazil ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3076 hectares per person 0.493 hectares per person 0.1855 hectares per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 0.3255 hectares per person 0.3828 hectares per person 0.0573 hectares per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.3751 hectares per person 0.283 hectares per person 0.0921 hectares per person Brazil
1990s 0.2776 hectares per person 0.2192 hectares per person 0.0583 hectares per person Brazil
2000s 0.262 hectares per person 0.1683 hectares per person 0.0937 hectares per person Brazil
2010s 0.269 hectares per person 0.1327 hectares per person 0.1363 hectares per person Brazil
2020s 0.2652 hectares per person 0.1173 hectares per person 0.1479 hectares per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Brazil, at 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.1136 hectares per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.1499 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for arable land?
Brazil ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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.