Canada vs Ukraine: Arable land use per person

Canada
0.9526 hectares per person
in 2023
Ukraine
0.8726 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Ukraine rank
5th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Canada
  • Ukraine
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.8726 hectares per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.08 hectares per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4 hectares per person 0.6454 hectares per person 0.7522 hectares per person Canada
2000s 1.24 hectares per person 0.6785 hectares per person 0.5596 hectares per person Canada
2010s 1.07 hectares per person 0.7143 hectares per person 0.3546 hectares per person Canada
2020s 0.9858 hectares per person 0.7887 hectares per person 0.1971 hectares per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Canada or Ukraine?
Canada, at 0.9526 hectares per person against 0.8726 hectares per person in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Canada and Ukraine?
0.08 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for arable land use per person?
Canada ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 5th 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.