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
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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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.