Canada vs Madagascar: Agricultural land per capita
Canada
1.45 hectares per capita
in 2023
Madagascar
1.31 hectares per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
35th
Madagascar rank
36th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Canada
- Madagascar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.45 hectares per capita against 1.31 hectares per capita in Madagascar, a difference of 0.14 hectares per capita.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 36th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 hectares per capita | 6.06 hectares per capita | 2.85 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.75 hectares per capita | 4.69 hectares per capita | 1.94 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.37 hectares per capita | 3.53 hectares per capita | 1.16 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.1 hectares per capita | 2.68 hectares per capita | 0.582 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.89 hectares per capita | 2.17 hectares per capita | 0.2838 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.62 hectares per capita | 1.64 hectares per capita | 0.0212 hectares per capita | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.47 hectares per capita | 1.36 hectares per capita | 0.1129 hectares per capita | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Canada or Madagascar?
- Canada, at 1.45 hectares per capita against 1.31 hectares per capita in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Canada and Madagascar?
- 0.14 hectares per capita, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Madagascar rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Canada ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 36th of 226 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.