Canada vs USSR: Country area — Area

Canada
1.56 million 1000 ha
in 2024
USSR
2.24 million 1000 ha
in 1991
Canada rank
4th
USSR rank
2nd

Country area — Area over time

  • Canada
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 2.24 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 677,800 1000 ha.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.24 million 1000 ha 677,190 1000 ha USSR
1970s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.24 million 1000 ha 677,190 1000 ha USSR
1980s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.24 million 1000 ha 677,190 1000 ha USSR
1990s 1.56 million 1000 ha 2.24 million 1000 ha 677,190 1000 ha USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Canada or USSR?
USSR, at 2.24 million 1000 ha against 1.56 million 1000 ha in Canada as of 1991.
What is the difference in country area — area between Canada and USSR?
677,800 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Canada and USSR rank globally for country area — area?
Canada ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.