Canada vs Eastern Africa: Agriculture — Area

Canada
58,235 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa
342,789 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
18th
Eastern Africa rank
17th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Eastern Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 342,789 1000 ha against 58,235 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 284,554 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.9 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 58,508 1000 ha 330,344 1000 ha 271,836 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 58,415 1000 ha 342,415 1000 ha 284,000 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Canada or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 342,789 1000 ha against 58,235 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Canada and Eastern Africa?
284,554 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 agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — 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
Last refreshed

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.