Canada vs Spain: Land area per crop type
Canada
117,000 hectares
in 2024
Spain
97,260 hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Spain rank
10th
Land area per crop type over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 117,000 hectares against 97,260 hectares in Spain, a difference of 19,740 hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,678 hectares | 411,988 hectares | 127,310 hectares | Spain |
| 1970s | 306,265 hectares | 253,857 hectares | 52,408 hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 369,100 hectares | 219,546 hectares | 149,554 hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 187,860 hectares | 161,882 hectares | 25,978 hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 127,250 hectares | 104,598 hectares | 22,652 hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 100,400 hectares | 148,912 hectares | 48,512 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 130,646 hectares | 107,336 hectares | 23,310 hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area per crop type, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 117,000 hectares against 97,260 hectares in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area per crop type between Canada and Spain?
- 19,740 hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for land area per crop type?
- Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area per crop type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.