Canada vs North America: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.5034 hectares per person in North America, a difference of 0.4492 hectares per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9038 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.71 hectares per person | 0.9528 hectares per person | 0.754 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.87 hectares per person | 0.7256 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.657 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.6355 hectares per person | 0.6026 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.5461 hectares per person | 0.5229 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9858 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | 0.4738 hectares per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.5034 hectares per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Canada and North America?
- 0.4492 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for arable land?
- Canada ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd 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
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.