Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural land use per person
Brazil
1.26 hectares per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.14 hectares per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
38th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Brazil
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.26 hectares per person against 1.14 hectares per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.12 hectares per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Brazil ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0259 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.92 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1100s | 0.034 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.91 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1200s | 0.0441 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.9 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1300s | 0.0659 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.88 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1400s | 0.1058 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.84 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1500s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.83 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 0.1378 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.8 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1700s | 0.2323 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.71 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1710s | 0.2901 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.65 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1720s | 0.3941 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.55 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1730s | 0.5766 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.36 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1740s | 0.8914 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 5.05 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1750s | 1.43 hectares per person | 5.94 hectares per person | 4.51 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1760s | 1.4 hectares per person | 5.72 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1770s | 1.37 hectares per person | 5.51 hectares per person | 4.14 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1780s | 1.34 hectares per person | 5.31 hectares per person | 3.97 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1790s | 1.31 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | 3.8 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1800s | 1.29 hectares per person | 4.93 hectares per person | 3.64 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 1.24 hectares per person | 4.41 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1840s | 1.22 hectares per person | 4.25 hectares per person | 3.03 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1850s | 1.21 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | 2.75 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.81 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 1.24 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 1.21 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 1.21 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.18 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.2 hectares per person | 3.06 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 1.19 hectares per person | 2.96 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.19 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.21 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | 0.6443 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.218 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.0335 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.0814 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 Zimbabwe?
- Brazil, at 1.26 hectares per person against 1.14 hectares per person in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 0.12 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Brazil ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th 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.