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
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201520172019

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.