Statizoid

Australia vs Canada: Arable land

Australia
30.99 million hectares
in 2023
Canada
38.15 million hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Canada rank
7th

Arable land over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 38.15 million hectares against 30.99 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 7.16 million hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Globally, Australia ranks 10th and Canada ranks 7th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.