Australia vs Canada: Cropland extent over the long-term
Australia
32.01 million hectares
in 2025
Canada
38.07 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
9th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 38.07 million hectares against 32.01 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 6.06 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 926.86 hectares | 926.86 hectares | Canada |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 9,697 hectares | 9,697 hectares | Canada |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 18,666 hectares | 18,666 hectares | Canada |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 24,777 hectares | 24,777 hectares | Canada |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 32,984 hectares | 32,984 hectares | Canada |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 44,044 hectares | 44,044 hectares | Canada |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 59,002 hectares | 59,002 hectares | Canada |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 79,309 hectares | 79,309 hectares | Canada |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 106,985 hectares | 106,985 hectares | Canada |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 144,855 hectares | 144,855 hectares | Canada |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 196,891 hectares | 196,891 hectares | Canada |
| 1790s | 8,932 hectares | 268,695 hectares | 259,763 hectares | Canada |
| 1800s | 17,139 hectares | 386,045 hectares | 368,906 hectares | Canada |
| 1810s | 24,813 hectares | 530,497 hectares | 505,684 hectares | Canada |
| 1820s | 33,584 hectares | 732,052 hectares | 698,468 hectares | Canada |
| 1830s | 47,887 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 966,603 hectares | Canada |
| 1840s | 79,875 hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 1850s | 200,844 hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Canada |
| 1860s | 475,313 hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | Canada |
| 1870s | 874,214 hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | Canada |
| 1880s | 1.83 million hectares | 6.09 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.17 million hectares | 7.64 million hectares | 5.46 million hectares | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.47 million hectares | 8.39 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | Canada |
| 1910s | 4.37 million hectares | 14.47 million hectares | 10.09 million hectares | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.74 million hectares | 20.21 million hectares | 15.47 million hectares | Canada |
| 1930s | 10.69 million hectares | 23.54 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | Canada |
| 1940s | 10.55 million hectares | 26.43 million hectares | 15.88 million hectares | Canada |
| 1950s | 12.15 million hectares | 32.25 million hectares | 20.10 million hectares | Canada |
| 1960s | 17.38 million hectares | 37.62 million hectares | 20.24 million hectares | Canada |
| 1970s | 16.07 million hectares | 39.18 million hectares | 23.11 million hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.51 million hectares | 41.22 million hectares | 21.70 million hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 18.87 million hectares | 41.30 million hectares | 22.43 million hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 24.87 million hectares | 39.88 million hectares | 15.01 million hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 30.90 million hectares | 38.27 million hectares | 7.37 million hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 31.65 million hectares | 38.31 million hectares | 6.66 million hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 38.07 million hectares against 32.01 million hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Australia and Canada?
- 6.06 million hectares, with Canada 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 extent over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.