Canada vs United States of America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 154,734 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 116,498 1000 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.0 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th of 217 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,822 1000 ha | 181,036 1000 ha | 143,214 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1970s | 39,180 1000 ha | 189,270 1000 ha | 150,089 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1980s | 41,216 1000 ha | 189,357 1000 ha | 148,141 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1990s | 41,300 1000 ha | 183,371 1000 ha | 142,070 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2000s | 39,879 1000 ha | 170,163 1000 ha | 130,283 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2010s | 38,274 1000 ha | 159,136 1000 ha | 120,863 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2020s | 38,380 1000 ha | 155,418 1000 ha | 117,038 1000 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 154,734 1000 ha against 38,236 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Canada and United States of America?
- 116,498 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for cropland — area?
- Canada ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th of 217 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.