Canada vs Russia: Agricultural land use per person
Canada
1.42 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia
1.53 hectares per person
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
Russia rank
27th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.53 hectares per person against 1.42 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.11 hectares per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Russia ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Russia ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Russia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1500s | 0.0046 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1600s | 0.0485 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1700s | 0.0933 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1710s | 0.109 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.91 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1720s | 0.1248 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1730s | 0.1429 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1740s | 0.1637 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1750s | 0.2091 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1760s | 0.2428 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1770s | 0.2927 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1780s | 0.3427 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1790s | 0.4026 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1800s | 0.493 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1810s | 0.5916 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1820s | 0.6967 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1830s | 0.8235 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1840s | 0.9787 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1850s | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | 0.8049 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 0.613 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 2.03 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 0.106 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.28 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 0.3684 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 2.26 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 2.81 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.8511 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 3.37 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 3.42 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.61 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.75 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.35 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.23 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.75 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.37 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | 0.8104 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.11 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.6487 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 0.4283 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1182 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 0.0563 hectares per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.53 hectares per person against 1.42 hectares per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Canada and Russia?
- 0.11 hectares per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Canada ranks 28th and Russia ranks 27th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.