Which has higher global cropland, Brazil or China?

China, at 155.67 million against 55.76 million in Brazil as of 2010.

What is the difference in global cropland between Brazil and China?

99.91 million, with China ahead.

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil

55.76 million

in 2010

China

155.67 million

in 2010

Brazil rank

5th

China rank

3rd

China currently reports 155.67 million against 55.76 million in Brazil, a difference of 99.91 million.

That makes China's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Decade	Brazil	China	Difference	Ahead
1780s	111,285	78.42 million	78.31 million	China
1790s	122,894	80.04 million	79.91 million	China
1800s	137,468	81.65 million	81.51 million	China
1810s	173,871	84.25 million	84.08 million	China
1820s	218,466	85.85 million	85.63 million	China
1830s	283,706	86.33 million	86.05 million	China
1840s	355,066	86.94 million	86.58 million	China
1850s	429,387	87.41 million	86.98 million	China
1860s	519,377	87.10 million	86.58 million	China
1870s	604,379	86.62 million	86.02 million	China
1880s	675,062	86.73 million	86.05 million	China
1890s	912,361	89.31 million	88.40 million	China
1900s	1.15 million	91.49 million	90.34 million	China
1910s	1.52 million	94.48 million	92.96 million	China
1920s	4.90 million	97.52 million	92.63 million	China
1930s	10.27 million	99.72 million	89.45 million	China
1940s	15.60 million	100.27 million	84.67 million	China
1950s	16.62 million	100.83 million	84.21 million	China
1960s	25.29 million	101.45 million	76.16 million	China
1970s	37.35 million	98.90 million	61.55 million	China
1980s	47.69 million	96.70 million	49.01 million	China
1990s	50.36 million	124.81 million	74.45 million	China
2000s	52.61 million	141.75 million	89.14 million	China
2010s	55.76 million	155.67 million	99.91 million	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Brazil or China?: China, at 155.67 million against 55.76 million in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Brazil and China?: 99.91 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for global cropland?: Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.