Canada vs Eastern Europe: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Canada
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 309,629 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 252,833 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 5.5 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 237 countries.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 598,937 1000 ha | 535,873 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 605,225 1000 ha | 542,332 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 609,698 1000 ha | 548,530 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 380,789 1000 ha | 319,460 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 316,491 1000 ha | 255,594 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 57,898 1000 ha | 311,887 1000 ha | 253,989 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 56,971 1000 ha | 310,198 1000 ha | 253,227 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Canada or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 309,629 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 252,833 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Eastern Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Canada ranks 18th and Eastern Europe ranks 19th 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.