Australia vs Canada: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2025
Canada
0.914 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Canada rank
4th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.914 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.246 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 0.3969 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 0.5306 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.0102 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.2338 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.9665 hectares per person | 0.23 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.914 hectares per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.246 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.