Brazil vs France: Cropland per person over the long-term
Brazil
0.2864 hectares per person
in 2025
France
0.2982 hectares per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
50th
France rank
47th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.2982 hectares per person against 0.2864 hectares per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0118 hectares per person.
Across all 108 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 50th and France ranks 47th of 202 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0259 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | France |
| 1100s | 0.034 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | France |
| 1200s | 0.0441 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | France |
| 1300s | 0.0659 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | France |
| 1400s | 0.1058 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.9957 hectares per person | France |
| 1500s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.9526 hectares per person | France |
| 1600s | 0.1107 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.911 hectares per person | France |
| 1700s | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.957 hectares per person | 0.8121 hectares per person | France |
| 1710s | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.9503 hectares per person | 0.8123 hectares per person | France |
| 1720s | 0.1311 hectares per person | 0.9436 hectares per person | 0.8124 hectares per person | France |
| 1730s | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.9367 hectares per person | 0.8125 hectares per person | France |
| 1740s | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.9296 hectares per person | 0.8124 hectares per person | France |
| 1750s | 0.1103 hectares per person | 0.9224 hectares per person | 0.812 hectares per person | France |
| 1760s | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.9158 hectares per person | 0.8123 hectares per person | France |
| 1770s | 0.0971 hectares per person | 0.9091 hectares per person | 0.812 hectares per person | France |
| 1780s | 0.0908 hectares per person | 0.9021 hectares per person | 0.8113 hectares per person | France |
| 1790s | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.8948 hectares per person | 0.81 hectares per person | France |
| 1800s | 0.0792 hectares per person | 0.8872 hectares per person | 0.808 hectares per person | France |
| 1810s | 0.072 hectares per person | 0.8709 hectares per person | 0.7989 hectares per person | France |
| 1820s | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.8571 hectares per person | 0.7873 hectares per person | France |
| 1830s | 0.0744 hectares per person | 0.8454 hectares per person | 0.771 hectares per person | France |
| 1840s | 0.0775 hectares per person | 0.8279 hectares per person | 0.7504 hectares per person | France |
| 1850s | 0.0797 hectares per person | 0.8106 hectares per person | 0.7309 hectares per person | France |
| 1860s | 0.0814 hectares per person | 0.7819 hectares per person | 0.7005 hectares per person | France |
| 1870s | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.7559 hectares per person | 0.6732 hectares per person | France |
| 1880s | 0.0936 hectares per person | 0.73 hectares per person | 0.6364 hectares per person | France |
| 1890s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.7008 hectares per person | 0.6042 hectares per person | France |
| 1900s | 0.1009 hectares per person | 0.6645 hectares per person | 0.5637 hectares per person | France |
| 1910s | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.6325 hectares per person | 0.5256 hectares per person | France |
| 1920s | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.5995 hectares per person | 0.4908 hectares per person | France |
| 1930s | 0.1123 hectares per person | 0.5632 hectares per person | 0.4509 hectares per person | France |
| 1940s | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.5463 hectares per person | 0.425 hectares per person | France |
| 1950s | 0.1323 hectares per person | 0.5127 hectares per person | 0.3805 hectares per person | France |
| 1960s | 0.1408 hectares per person | 0.4246 hectares per person | 0.2838 hectares per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.1412 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 0.2185 hectares per person | France |
| 1980s | 0.1419 hectares per person | 0.3462 hectares per person | 0.2043 hectares per person | France |
| 1990s | 0.1816 hectares per person | 0.3335 hectares per person | 0.1519 hectares per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.3197 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.2662 hectares per person | 0.2999 hectares per person | 0.0336 hectares per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.2859 hectares per person | 0.2958 hectares per person | 0.0099 hectares per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Brazil or France?
- France, at 0.2982 hectares per person against 0.2864 hectares per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Brazil and France?
- 0.0118 hectares per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 50th and France ranks 47th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.