Brazil vs United States: Breakdown of habitable land area

Brazil

9.16 million hectares

in 2019

United States

14.09 million hectares

in 2019

Brazil rank

6th

United States rank

4th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

United States currently reports 14.09 million hectares against 9.16 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 4.93 million hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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