What is the difference in land area between Brazil and China?

1.03 million sq. km, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs China: Land area

Brazil

8.36 million sq. km

in 2023

China

9.39 million sq. km

in 2023

Brazil rank

5th

China rank

2nd

Land area over time

Brazil
China

How they compare

China currently reports 9.39 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil, a difference of 1.03 million sq. km.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 216 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
1970s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
1980s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
1990s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
2000s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
2010s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China
2020s	8.36 million sq. km	9.39 million sq. km	1.03 million sq. km	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Brazil or China?: China, at 9.39 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Brazil and China?: 1.03 million sq. km, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for land area?: Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.