Canada vs Northern America: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.83 million 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 955,820 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 11th of 267 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 950,091 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 950,091 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 950,091 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 952,155 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 956,971 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 896,559 1000 ha | 1.85 million 1000 ha | 955,811 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 882,408 1000 ha | 1.84 million 1000 ha | 955,818 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.83 million 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Canada and Northern America?
- 955,820 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for land area — area?
- Canada ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 11th 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.