What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Canada and World?

0.0007 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs World: Arable land — Area, per capita

Canada

0.0009 1000 ha per person

in 2024

World

0.0002 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Canada rank

4th

World rank

2nd

Arable land — Area, per capita over time

Canada
World

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0009 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 5.4 times World's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0015 1000 ha per person	Canada
1970s	0.0017 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0014 1000 ha per person	Canada
1980s	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	Canada
1990s	0.0014 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	Canada
2000s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.001 1000 ha per person	Canada
2010s	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0009 1000 ha per person	Canada
2020s	0.001 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0008 1000 ha per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per capita, Canada or World?: Canada, at 0.0009 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Canada and World?: 0.0007 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and World rank globally for arable land — area, per capita?: Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.