Canada vs United States: Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops
Canada
11.76 million Hectares
in 2024
United States
71.50 million Hectares
in 2019
Canada rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 71.50 million Hectares against 11.76 million Hectares in Canada, a difference of 59.74 million Hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 6.1 times Canada's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 25 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 million Hectares | 14.70 million Hectares | 12.65 million Hectares | United States |
| 2000s | 5.42 million Hectares | 48.40 million Hectares | 42.98 million Hectares | United States |
| 2010s | 11.14 million Hectares | 71.38 million Hectares | 60.24 million Hectares | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land area — transgenic crops, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 71.50 million Hectares against 11.76 million Hectares in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in agricultural land area — transgenic crops between Canada and United States?
- 59.74 million Hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for agricultural land area — transgenic crops?
- Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.