Canada vs Russian Federation: Country area — Area

Canada
1.56 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.71 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Country area — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.71 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 149,080 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 1.56 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 145,770 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 1.56 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 145,770 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 1.56 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 145,770 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 1.56 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 148,958 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Canada or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 1.71 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 Russian Federation?
149,080 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Canada and Russian Federation rank globally for country area — area?
Canada ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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.