Canada vs Peru: Grazing land use over the long-term
Canada
18.12 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
15.99 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
Peru rank
40th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.12 million hectares against 15.99 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 2.13 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 802,003 hectares | 802,003 hectares | Peru |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Peru |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Peru |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Peru |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | Peru |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | Peru |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | Peru |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | Peru |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | Peru |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | Peru |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | Peru |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | Peru |
| 1750s | 9,071 hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | Peru |
| 1760s | 13,606 hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | Peru |
| 1770s | 26,350 hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | Peru |
| 1780s | 39,731 hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | Peru |
| 1790s | 60,008 hectares | 2.87 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | Peru |
| 1800s | 90,836 hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Peru |
| 1810s | 148,421 hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Peru |
| 1820s | 225,927 hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Peru |
| 1830s | 345,482 hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Peru |
| 1840s | 531,406 hectares | 3.50 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | Peru |
| 1850s | 823,476 hectares | 3.96 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | Peru |
| 1860s | 1.29 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Peru |
| 1870s | 2.57 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | Peru |
| 1880s | 3.14 million hectares | 5.74 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Peru |
| 1890s | 4.01 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | Peru |
| 1900s | 4.05 million hectares | 8.42 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Peru |
| 1910s | 5.86 million hectares | 9.04 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Peru |
| 1920s | 9.63 million hectares | 9.67 million hectares | 42,450 hectares | Peru |
| 1930s | 12.29 million hectares | 10.37 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Canada |
| 1940s | 15.74 million hectares | 11.23 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Canada |
| 1950s | 19.97 million hectares | 13.05 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | Canada |
| 1960s | 25.23 million hectares | 15.09 million hectares | 10.14 million hectares | Canada |
| 1970s | 23.71 million hectares | 15.43 million hectares | 8.29 million hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.95 million hectares | 16.22 million hectares | 3.73 million hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 20.03 million hectares | 16.19 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.02 million hectares | 16.23 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 19.62 million hectares | 16.20 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 18.43 million hectares | 16.01 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Canada or Peru?
- Canada, at 18.12 million hectares against 15.99 million hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Canada and Peru?
- 2.13 million hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Canada ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.