Canada vs China: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 942,470 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 63,600 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 267 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,470 1000 ha | 45,911 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,469 1000 ha | 45,910 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,467 1000 ha | 45,908 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,469 1000 ha | 45,910 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,470 1000 ha | 45,911 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 896,559 1000 ha | 942,470 1000 ha | 45,911 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 882,408 1000 ha | 942,470 1000 ha | 60,062 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Canada or China?
- China, at 942,470 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Canada and China?
- 63,600 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for land area — area?
- Canada ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 267 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.