Canada vs China: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.56 million 1000 ha against 960,001 1000 ha in China, a difference of 603,439 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 248 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 604,050 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 604,050 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 604,050 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 604,050 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 604,050 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,001 1000 ha | 604,049 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 960,001 1000 ha | 603,561 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 1.56 million 1000 ha against 960,001 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Canada and China?
- 603,439 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for country area — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.