Brazil vs Kazakhstan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Brazil
272.89 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
212.91 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Kazakhstan rank
6th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Brazil
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 272.89 million hectares against 212.91 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 59.98 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 293,810 hectares | 52.29 million hectares | 51.99 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 427,758 hectares | 54.09 million hectares | 53.66 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1200s | 608,361 hectares | 55.95 million hectares | 55.35 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1300s | 990,410 hectares | 57.88 million hectares | 56.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1400s | 1.72 million hectares | 59.88 million hectares | 58.16 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 2.12 million hectares | 61.94 million hectares | 59.83 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 122,337 hectares | 64.08 million hectares | 63.96 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 128,041 hectares | 66.29 million hectares | 66.16 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 183,951 hectares | 68.58 million hectares | 68.39 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 288,975 hectares | 70.94 million hectares | 70.65 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1730s | 491,469 hectares | 73.39 million hectares | 72.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1740s | 888,017 hectares | 75.92 million hectares | 75.03 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1750s | 1.67 million hectares | 78.53 million hectares | 76.86 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 1.93 million hectares | 81.24 million hectares | 79.31 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 2.25 million hectares | 84.04 million hectares | 81.80 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 2.63 million hectares | 86.94 million hectares | 84.31 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 3.09 million hectares | 89.94 million hectares | 86.85 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 3.65 million hectares | 93.04 million hectares | 89.39 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 4.63 million hectares | 96.25 million hectares | 91.62 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 5.69 million hectares | 99.57 million hectares | 93.87 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 7.02 million hectares | 103.00 million hectares | 95.98 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | 8.38 million hectares | 106.55 million hectares | 98.17 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1850s | 9.76 million hectares | 110.22 million hectares | 100.47 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 11.17 million hectares | 114.03 million hectares | 102.86 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 12.62 million hectares | 117.96 million hectares | 105.34 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 14.14 million hectares | 122.03 million hectares | 107.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 18.14 million hectares | 126.23 million hectares | 108.09 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 21.46 million hectares | 130.59 million hectares | 109.13 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 26.94 million hectares | 135.09 million hectares | 108.15 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 37.21 million hectares | 139.75 million hectares | 102.54 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 49.25 million hectares | 144.56 million hectares | 95.32 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 49.91 million hectares | 115.65 million hectares | 65.74 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 73.69 million hectares | 169.19 million hectares | 95.50 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 100.06 million hectares | 213.33 million hectares | 113.26 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 130.76 million hectares | 218.37 million hectares | 87.60 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 166.61 million hectares | 221.46 million hectares | 54.84 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 202.23 million hectares | 218.64 million hectares | 16.40 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 233.70 million hectares | 212.63 million hectares | 21.07 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 248.55 million hectares | 216.74 million hectares | 31.81 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 265.19 million hectares | 213.73 million hectares | 51.45 million hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
- Brazil, at 272.89 million hectares against 212.91 million hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 59.98 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kazakhstan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.