Canada vs United States: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Canada
0.0142 sq. km per person
in 2023
United States
0.0125 sq. km per person
in 2023
Canada rank
30th
United States rank
33rd
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0142 sq. km per person against 0.0125 sq. km per person in United States, a difference of 0.0017 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 30th and United States ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0275 sq. km per person | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0211 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.002 sq. km per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0.0142 sq. km per person against 0.0125 sq. km per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 0.0017 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 30th and United States ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), 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 (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.