Americas vs Canada: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.10 million 1000 ha against 451,806 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 647,314 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 933,900 1000 ha | 474,665 1000 ha | 459,235 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 473,050 1000 ha | 527,077 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 470,651 1000 ha | 564,909 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 455,144 1000 ha | 636,120 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 1.10 million 1000 ha against 451,806 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between Americas and Canada?
- 647,314 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for other land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — 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.