Canada vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 151,556 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.0 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 231 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,736 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 179,192 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 39,095 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 187,498 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 41,118 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 187,354 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 41,154 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 181,038 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 39,712 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 167,484 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 38,098 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 156,246 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 38,211 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 152,260 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Canada and Northern America?
- 151,556 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.