Canada vs Russia: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.71 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 149,080 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 267 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 145,770 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 145,770 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 145,770 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 148,958 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, 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 Russia?
- 149,080 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for country area — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 267 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.