Canada vs Europe: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Canada
- Europe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.96 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe, a difference of 0.58 ha/cap.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.5 times Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and Europe ranks 7th of 232 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 ha/cap | 0.5711 ha/cap | 1.35 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.71 ha/cap | 0.517 ha/cap | 1.19 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6 ha/cap | 0.483 ha/cap | 1.11 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.41 ha/cap | 0.434 ha/cap | 0.979 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.24 ha/cap | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.832 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.07 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.677 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.986 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.606 ha/cap | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Canada or Europe?
- Canada, at 0.96 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Canada and Europe?
- 0.58 ha/cap, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Europe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th and Europe ranks 7th of 232 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.