Canada vs China, mainland: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Canada
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 938,821 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 59,951 1000 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 248 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,825 1000 ha | 42,266 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,825 1000 ha | 42,266 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,825 1000 ha | 42,266 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,824 1000 ha | 42,265 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,821 1000 ha | 42,262 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 896,559 1000 ha | 938,821 1000 ha | 42,262 1000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 882,408 1000 ha | 938,821 1000 ha | 56,413 1000 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Canada or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 938,821 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Canada and China, mainland?
- 59,951 1000 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China, mainland rank globally for land area — area?
- Canada ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 5th 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.