Canada vs High income: Arable land

Canada
0.9526 hectares per person
in 2023
High income
0.3336 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
High income rank
6th

Arable land over time

  • Canada
  • High income
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.3336 hectares per person in High income, a difference of 0.619 hectares per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.9 times High income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and High income ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada High income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.92 hectares per person 0.4657 hectares per person 1.45 hectares per person Canada
1970s 1.71 hectares per person 0.423 hectares per person 1.28 hectares per person Canada
1980s 1.6 hectares per person 0.3943 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person Canada
1990s 1.41 hectares per person 0.406 hectares per person 1.01 hectares per person Canada
2000s 1.24 hectares per person 0.3741 hectares per person 0.864 hectares per person Canada
2010s 1.07 hectares per person 0.3453 hectares per person 0.7236 hectares per person Canada
2020s 0.9858 hectares per person 0.3342 hectares per person 0.6516 hectares per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Canada or High income?
Canada, at 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.3336 hectares per person in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Canada and High income?
0.619 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and High income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and High income rank globally for arable land?
Canada ranks 3rd and High income ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.