Canada vs Kazakhstan: Arable land use per person
Canada
0.9526 hectares per person
in 2023
Kazakhstan
1.46 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Kazakhstan rank
1st
Arable land use per person over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.46 hectares per person against 0.9526 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.5074 hectares per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 0.6436 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 0.5642 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.5689 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.9858 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.5042 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.46 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 Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 0.5074 hectares per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Kazakhstan ranks 1st 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.