Canada vs South Africa: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 96,341 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 39,545 1000 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 255 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 97,669 1000 ha | 34,605 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 94,559 1000 ha | 31,666 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 94,348 1000 ha | 33,180 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 97,168 1000 ha | 35,838 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 97,507 1000 ha | 36,610 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 57,898 1000 ha | 96,399 1000 ha | 38,501 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 56,971 1000 ha | 96,341 1000 ha | 39,370 1000 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 96,341 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Canada and South Africa?
- 39,545 1000 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th 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.