Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Canada
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 1.01 ha/cap against 0.96 ha/cap in Canada, a difference of 0.05 ha/cap.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 ha/cap | 1.92 ha/cap | 0.6311 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.988 ha/cap | 1.71 ha/cap | 0.721 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.05 ha/cap | 1.6 ha/cap | 0.545 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.889 ha/cap | 1.41 ha/cap | 0.524 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.04 ha/cap | 1.24 ha/cap | 0.197 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.11 ha/cap | 1.07 ha/cap | 0.042 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.03 ha/cap | 0.986 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 1.01 ha/cap against 0.96 ha/cap in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 0.05 ha/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 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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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.