Canada vs World: Other land — Area

Canada
451,806 1000 ha
in 2024
World
4.19 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Other land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • World
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

How they compare

World currently reports 4.19 million 1000 ha against 451,806 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 3.74 million 1000 ha.

That makes World's figure about 9.3 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 240 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada World Difference Ahead
1990s 474,665 1000 ha 3.94 million 1000 ha 3.47 million 1000 ha World
2000s 473,050 1000 ha 4.02 million 1000 ha 3.54 million 1000 ha World
2010s 470,651 1000 ha 4.11 million 1000 ha 3.64 million 1000 ha World
2020s 455,144 1000 ha 4.18 million 1000 ha 3.72 million 1000 ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Canada or World?
World, at 4.19 million 1000 ha against 451,806 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Canada and World?
3.74 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and World rank globally for other land — area?
Canada ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.