Canada vs United States: Agricultural land use, per capita
Canada
1.42 hectares per person
in 2023
United States
1.25 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada rank
30th
United States rank
33rd
Agricultural land use, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.42 hectares per person against 1.25 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.17 hectares 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 209 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 | 3.21 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | 0.9434 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.75 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 0.7361 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.37 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.5611 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.11 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.5169 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.4911 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.3005 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.2033 hectares per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1.42 hectares per person against 1.25 hectares per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Canada and United States?
- 0.17 hectares 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 use, per capita?
- Canada ranks 30th and United States ranks 33rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, 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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.