Canada vs United States of America: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.96 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America, a difference of 0.51 ha/cap.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Canada 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 | 1.92 ha/cap | 0.9289 ha/cap | 0.9956 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.71 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 0.839 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6 ha/cap | 0.789 ha/cap | 0.808 ha/cap | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.41 ha/cap | 0.689 ha/cap | 0.724 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.24 ha/cap | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.658 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.07 ha/cap | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.575 ha/cap | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.986 ha/cap | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.532 ha/cap | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 0.96 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.51 ha/cap, with Canada 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 per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th 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.