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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Russia: Projections for global peak agricultural land

Brazil

236.76 million hectares

in 2023

Russia

215.70 million hectares

in 2023

Brazil rank

5th

Russia rank

6th

Projections for global peak agricultural land over time

Brazil
Russia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 236.76 million hectares against 215.70 million hectares in Russia, a difference of 21.06 million hectares.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th of 227 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	229.00 million hectares	217.84 million hectares	11.16 million hectares	Brazil
2000s	229.16 million hectares	216.06 million hectares	13.11 million hectares	Brazil
2010s	234.85 million hectares	215.49 million hectares	19.36 million hectares	Brazil
2020s	236.78 million hectares	215.55 million hectares	21.23 million hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections for global peak agricultural land, Brazil or Russia?: Brazil, at 236.76 million hectares against 215.70 million hectares in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in projections for global peak agricultural land between Brazil and Russia?: 21.06 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for projections for global peak agricultural land?: Brazil ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Projections for global peak agricultural land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.