Canada vs Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Area

Canada
56,796 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
316,451 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
Southern Asia rank
11th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Southern Asia
100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 316,451 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 259,655 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 5.6 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 19th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 63,064 1000 ha 326,499 1000 ha 263,435 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 62,894 1000 ha 330,018 1000 ha 267,124 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 61,168 1000 ha 332,664 1000 ha 271,496 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 61,330 1000 ha 335,413 1000 ha 274,083 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 60,897 1000 ha 326,470 1000 ha 265,573 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 57,898 1000 ha 316,519 1000 ha 258,621 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 56,971 1000 ha 316,523 1000 ha 259,551 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Canada or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 316,451 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Canada and Southern Asia?
259,655 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Southern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Canada ranks 19th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.