Brazil vs India: Land area in hectares
Brazil
835.81 million hectares
in 2023
India
297.32 million hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
8th
Land area in hectares over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 835.81 million hectares against 297.32 million hectares in India, a difference of 538.50 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.8 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 238 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1970s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1980s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 1990s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2000s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 835.81 million hectares | 297.32 million hectares | 538.50 million hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 835.81 million hectares against 297.32 million hectares in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Brazil and India?
- 538.50 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.