Australia vs Canada: Arable land use per person
Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada
0.9526 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Canada rank
3rd
Arable land use per person over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.9526 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.2074 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 0.3836 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 0.5398 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.3766 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.0221 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.224 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.9858 hectares per person | 0.2082 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.9526 hectares per person in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Australia and Canada?
- 0.2074 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Australia ranks 2nd 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.