Australia vs Canada: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 38,236 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 6,586 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 11th of 234 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,738 1000 ha | 37,822 1000 ha | 20,084 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 16,065 1000 ha | 39,180 1000 ha | 23,115 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 19,511 1000 ha | 41,216 1000 ha | 21,705 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 18,870 1000 ha | 41,300 1000 ha | 22,430 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 24,873 1000 ha | 39,879 1000 ha | 15,007 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 30,903 1000 ha | 38,274 1000 ha | 7,370 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 31,519 1000 ha | 38,380 1000 ha | 6,861 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 38,236 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Australia and Canada?
- 6,586 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for cropland — area?
- Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 11th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.