Argentina vs Canada: Arable land use per person
Argentina
0.8869 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada
0.9526 hectares per person
in 2023
Argentina rank
4th
Canada rank
3rd
Arable land use per person over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.8869 hectares per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0657 hectares per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.951 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 0.9695 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9619 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 0.745 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.8622 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.7335 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.7778 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.6371 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.8218 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9177 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.1513 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.924 hectares per person | 0.9858 hectares per person | 0.0618 hectares per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Argentina or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.8869 hectares per person in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Argentina and Canada?
- 0.0657 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Argentina ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.