Canada vs United States of America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 151,553 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 113,489 1000 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.0 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 214 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,736 1000 ha | 179,189 1000 ha | 141,453 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1970s | 39,095 1000 ha | 187,495 1000 ha | 148,400 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1980s | 41,118 1000 ha | 187,352 1000 ha | 146,233 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1990s | 41,154 1000 ha | 181,035 1000 ha | 139,881 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2000s | 39,712 1000 ha | 167,481 1000 ha | 127,769 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2010s | 38,098 1000 ha | 156,244 1000 ha | 118,146 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2020s | 38,211 1000 ha | 152,257 1000 ha | 114,046 1000 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 151,553 1000 ha against 38,064 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Canada and United States of America?
- 113,489 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Canada ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 214 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.