Australia vs Canada: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 878,870 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 110,041 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 6th of 248 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768,230 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 128,329 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 768,230 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 128,329 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 768,230 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 128,329 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 768,230 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 128,329 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 768,230 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 128,329 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 768,619 1000 ha | 896,559 1000 ha | 127,940 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 769,127 1000 ha | 882,408 1000 ha | 113,280 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 878,870 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and Canada?
- 110,041 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for land area — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 6th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. 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.