Canada vs Europe: Country area — Area

Canada
1.56 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Europe
2.35 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Europe rank
7th

Country area — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Europe
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2.35 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 782,350 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and Europe ranks 7th of 248 countries.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.17 million 1000 ha Europe
1970s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.17 million 1000 ha Europe
1980s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha 1.17 million 1000 ha Europe
1990s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.39 million 1000 ha 827,539 1000 ha Europe
2000s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.31 million 1000 ha 741,689 1000 ha Europe
2010s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.33 million 1000 ha 766,526 1000 ha Europe
2020s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.35 million 1000 ha 786,234 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Canada or Europe?
Europe, at 2.35 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Canada and Europe?
782,350 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Europe rank globally for country area — area?
Canada ranks 4th and Europe ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.