Canada vs United States: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 914,742 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 35,872 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and United States ranks 7th of 267 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,559 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 19,337 1000 ha | United States |
| 1970s | 896,559 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 19,337 1000 ha | United States |
| 1980s | 896,559 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 19,337 1000 ha | United States |
| 1990s | 896,559 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 19,337 1000 ha | United States |
| 2000s | 896,559 1000 ha | 915,902 1000 ha | 19,343 1000 ha | United States |
| 2010s | 896,559 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 18,183 1000 ha | United States |
| 2020s | 882,408 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 32,334 1000 ha | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 914,742 1000 ha against 878,870 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Canada and United States?
- 35,872 1000 ha, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for land area — area?
- Canada ranks 8th and United States ranks 7th 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.