Canada vs China, mainland: Other land — Area

Canada
451,806 1000 ha
in 2024
China, mainland
321,456 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
4th

Other land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • China, mainland
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 451,806 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 130,350 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times China, mainland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 240 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 474,665 1000 ha 334,566 1000 ha 140,099 1000 ha Canada
2000s 473,050 1000 ha 319,518 1000 ha 153,532 1000 ha Canada
2010s 470,651 1000 ha 322,331 1000 ha 148,320 1000 ha Canada
2020s 455,144 1000 ha 324,814 1000 ha 130,330 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Canada or China, mainland?
Canada, at 451,806 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Canada and China, mainland?
130,350 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China, mainland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and China, mainland rank globally for other land — area?
Canada ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 240 countries.
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

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.