Canada vs South America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 145,125 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 106,889 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.8 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 13th and South America ranks 16th of 252 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,822 1000 ha | 77,785 1000 ha | 39,963 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 39,180 1000 ha | 93,002 1000 ha | 53,822 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 41,216 1000 ha | 112,438 1000 ha | 71,222 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 41,300 1000 ha | 106,738 1000 ha | 65,438 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 39,879 1000 ha | 117,883 1000 ha | 78,004 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 38,274 1000 ha | 133,176 1000 ha | 94,902 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 38,380 1000 ha | 143,526 1000 ha | 105,146 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 145,125 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Canada and South America?
- 106,889 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for cropland — area?
- Canada ranks 13th and South America ranks 16th of 252 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.