Brazil vs United States: Agricultural land use per person
Brazil
1.26 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
1.2 hectares per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
35th
United States rank
37th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.26 hectares per person against 1.2 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.06 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United States in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0259 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | United States |
| 1100s | 0.034 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | United States |
| 1200s | 0.0441 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | United States |
| 1300s | 0.0659 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | United States |
| 1400s | 0.1058 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | United States |
| 1500s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | United States |
| 1600s | 0.1378 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | United States |
| 1700s | 0.2323 hectares per person | 5.33 hectares per person | 5.1 hectares per person | United States |
| 1710s | 0.2901 hectares per person | 4.47 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | United States |
| 1720s | 0.3941 hectares per person | 4.07 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | United States |
| 1730s | 0.5766 hectares per person | 3.88 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | United States |
| 1740s | 0.8914 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 3.01 hectares per person | United States |
| 1750s | 1.43 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | United States |
| 1760s | 1.4 hectares per person | 4.25 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | United States |
| 1770s | 1.37 hectares per person | 4.34 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | United States |
| 1780s | 1.34 hectares per person | 4.51 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | United States |
| 1790s | 1.31 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | 3.48 hectares per person | United States |
| 1800s | 1.29 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | United States |
| 1810s | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.36 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | United States |
| 1820s | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.03 hectares per person | 2.75 hectares per person | United States |
| 1830s | 1.24 hectares per person | 3.73 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | United States |
| 1840s | 1.22 hectares per person | 3.48 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | United States |
| 1850s | 1.21 hectares per person | 3.14 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | United States |
| 1870s | 1.2 hectares per person | 2.75 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | United States |
| 1880s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.46 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | United States |
| 1890s | 1.24 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | United States |
| 1900s | 1.21 hectares per person | 3.8 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | United States |
| 1910s | 1.21 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | United States |
| 1930s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | United States |
| 1940s | 1.19 hectares per person | 3.05 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | United States |
| 1950s | 1.19 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | United States |
| 1960s | 1.21 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | United States |
| 1970s | 1.23 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.7969 hectares per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.5727 hectares per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.3401 hectares per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.1488 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 0.0739 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 1.26 hectares per person against 1.2 hectares per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Brazil and United States?
- 0.06 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.