Canada vs United States: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.56 million 1000 ha against 983,151 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 580,289 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 267 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 962,909 1000 ha | 601,141 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 962,909 1000 ha | 601,141 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 962,909 1000 ha | 601,141 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 962,909 1000 ha | 601,141 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 967,193 1000 ha | 596,857 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 983,151 1000 ha | 580,899 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 983,151 1000 ha | 580,411 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1.56 million 1000 ha against 983,151 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Canada and United States?
- 580,289 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for country area — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th 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.