Afghanistan vs Brazil: Wheat — Area harvested

Afghanistan
2.30 million ha
in 2024
Brazil
2.92 million ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
17th
Brazil rank
14th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Brazil
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.92 million ha against 2.30 million ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 621,520 ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 14th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 2.23 million ha 887,169 ha 1.34 million ha Afghanistan
1970s 2.36 million ha 2.71 million ha 350,544 ha Brazil
1980s 1.79 million ha 2.83 million ha 1.04 million ha Brazil
1990s 1.91 million ha 1.65 million ha 258,644 ha Afghanistan
2000s 2.17 million ha 2.09 million ha 81,723 ha Afghanistan
2010s 2.28 million ha 2.19 million ha 92,262 ha Afghanistan
2020s 2.18 million ha 2.92 million ha 741,460 ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Afghanistan or Brazil?
Brazil, at 2.92 million ha against 2.30 million ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Afghanistan and Brazil?
621,520 ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 14th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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