Which has higher land area, Canada or United States?

United States, at 9.15 million sq. km against 8.79 million sq. km in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Canada and United States?

358,720 sq. km, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United States: Land area (sq. km)

Canada

8.79 million sq. km

in 2024

United States

9.15 million sq. km

in 2024

Canada rank

4th

United States rank

3rd

Land area (sq. km) over time

Canada
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 9.15 million sq. km against 8.79 million sq. km in Canada, a difference of 358,720 sq. km.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.97 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	193,370 sq. km	United States
1970s	8.97 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	193,370 sq. km	United States
1980s	8.97 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	193,370 sq. km	United States
1990s	8.97 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	193,370 sq. km	United States
2000s	8.97 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	193,430 sq. km	United States
2010s	8.97 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	181,830 sq. km	United States
2020s	8.82 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	323,342 sq. km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Canada or United States?: United States, at 9.15 million sq. km against 8.79 million sq. km in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Canada and United States?: 358,720 sq. km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for land area?: Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.