Australia vs Canada: Cropland per person over the long term

Australia
1.13
in 2025
Canada
0.962
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Canada rank
4th

Cropland per person over the long term over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.13 against 0.962 in Canada, a difference of 0.168.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0 0
1100s 0 0 0
1200s 0 0 0
1300s 0 0 0
1400s 0 0 0
1500s 0 0.0046 0.0046 Canada
1600s 0 0.0485 0.0485 Canada
1700s 0 0.0933 0.0933 Canada
1710s 0 0.109 0.109 Canada
1720s 0 0.1248 0.1248 Canada
1730s 0 0.1429 0.1429 Canada
1740s 0 0.1637 0.1637 Canada
1750s 0 0.1877 0.1877 Canada
1760s 0 0.2154 0.2154 Canada
1770s 0 0.2476 0.2476 Canada
1780s 0 0.2851 0.2851 Canada
1790s 0.0282 0.3291 0.3008 Canada
1800s 0.057 0.3991 0.3421 Canada
1810s 0.0867 0.4623 0.3756 Canada
1820s 0.1183 0.5324 0.414 Canada
1830s 0.1591 0.6143 0.4551 Canada
1840s 0.2132 0.7114 0.4982 Canada
1850s 0.3123 0.8245 0.5122 Canada
1860s 0.3776 0.9615 0.5839 Canada
1870s 0.4804 1.26 0.7806 Canada
1880s 0.786 1.34 0.556 Canada
1890s 0.68 1.5 0.8174 Canada
1900s 0.9102 1.52 0.6124 Canada
1910s 0.9784 2 1.02 Canada
1920s 0.8757 2.28 1.41 Canada
1930s 1.67 2.25 0.5788 Canada
1940s 1.47 2.26 0.7933 Canada
1950s 1.31 2.08 0.7638 Canada
1960s 1.5 1.93 0.4282 Canada
1970s 1.15 1.71 0.5599 Canada
1980s 1.21 1.6 0.3829 Canada
1990s 1.02 1.42 0.3984 Canada
2000s 1.19 1.24 0.0504 Canada
2010s 1.26 1.07 0.192 Australia
2020s 1.16 0.9911 0.1686 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long term, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 1.13 against 0.962 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Australia and Canada?
0.168, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for cropland per person over the long term?
Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed