What is the difference in cropland — area, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0007 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cropland — Area, per capita

Canada

0.0009 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0002 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Canada rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Cropland — Area, per capita over time

Canada
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0009 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0014 1000 ha per person	Canada
1970s	0.0017 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	Canada
1980s	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	Canada
1990s	0.0014 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0011 1000 ha per person	Canada
2000s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.001 1000 ha per person	Canada
2010s	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0008 1000 ha per person	Canada
2020s	0.001 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0008 1000 ha per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Canada, at 0.0009 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0007 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cropland — area, per capita?: Canada ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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: 13 September 2026

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.