Argentina vs Canada: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 80,799 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 24,003 1000 ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 19th and Canada ranks 21st of 255 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,387 1000 ha | 63,064 1000 ha | 69,323 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1970s | 127,383 1000 ha | 62,894 1000 ha | 64,490 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1980s | 127,393 1000 ha | 61,168 1000 ha | 66,225 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1990s | 128,000 1000 ha | 61,330 1000 ha | 66,670 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 128,597 1000 ha | 60,897 1000 ha | 67,700 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 120,303 1000 ha | 57,898 1000 ha | 62,405 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 80,495 1000 ha | 56,971 1000 ha | 23,523 1000 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 80,799 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Canada?
- 24,003 1000 ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Canada ranks 21st of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.