Canada vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Soya beans — Area harvested
Soya beans — Area harvested over time
- Canada
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.29 million ha against 82,000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 2.21 million ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 27.9 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 107 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,352 ha | 1,444 ha | 103,907 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 190,402 ha | 33,700 ha | 156,702 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 401,230 ha | 52,054 ha | 349,176 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 800,340 ha | 58,384 ha | 741,956 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.15 million ha | 72,728 ha | 1.08 million ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.11 million ha | 66,066 ha | 2.04 million ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.16 million ha | 81,600 ha | 2.08 million ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soya beans — area harvested, Canada or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Canada, at 2.29 million ha against 82,000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soya beans — area harvested between Canada and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 2.21 million ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for soya beans — area harvested?
- Canada ranks 9th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.