Brazil vs China: Breakdown of habitable land area
Brazil
9.16 million hectares
in 2019
China
11.36 million hectares
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
China rank
5th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 11.36 million hectares against 9.16 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 2.20 million hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Brazil or China?
- China, at 11.36 million hectares against 9.16 million hectares in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Brazil and China?
- 2.20 million hectares, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Brazil ranks 6th and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.