Canada vs Northern America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 192,972 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 154,736 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.0 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th of 234 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,822 1000 ha | 218,860 1000 ha | 181,039 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 39,180 1000 ha | 228,452 1000 ha | 189,272 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 41,216 1000 ha | 230,576 1000 ha | 189,360 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 41,300 1000 ha | 224,674 1000 ha | 183,374 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 39,879 1000 ha | 210,046 1000 ha | 170,166 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 38,274 1000 ha | 197,412 1000 ha | 159,139 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 38,380 1000 ha | 193,800 1000 ha | 155,420 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 192,972 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Canada and Northern America?
- 154,736 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for cropland — area?
- Canada ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.