Australia vs Canada: Cropland — Area, per capita

Australia
0.0012 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada
0.0009 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Canada rank
4th

Cropland — Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0012 1000 ha per person against 0.0009 1000 ha per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person Canada
1970s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person Canada
1980s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person Canada
1990s 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per capita, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.0012 1000 ha per person against 0.0009 1000 ha per person in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per capita between Australia and Canada?
0.0003 1000 ha per person, with Australia 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, per capita?
Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 10,986 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.