Brazil vs Iran: Breakdown of habitable land area
Brazil
9.16 million hectares
in 2019
Iran
6.13 million hectares
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
Iran rank
9th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Brazil
- Iran
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.16 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 3.03 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and Iran ranks 9th of 235 countries.
Brazil 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 Iran?
- Brazil, at 9.16 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Brazil and Iran?
- 3.03 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iran?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Iran rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Iran ranks 9th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.