Canada vs Eastern Africa: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Canada
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 342,789 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 285,993 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 6.0 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 237 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 277,129 1000 ha | 214,065 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 284,194 1000 ha | 221,301 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 289,562 1000 ha | 228,394 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 282,796 1000 ha | 221,466 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 293,491 1000 ha | 232,594 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 57,898 1000 ha | 330,344 1000 ha | 272,445 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 56,971 1000 ha | 342,415 1000 ha | 285,444 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Canada or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 342,789 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Canada and Eastern Africa?
- 285,993 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Eastern Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Canada ranks 18th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 237 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.