Canada vs United States: Breakdown of habitable land area
Canada
86.61 million hectares
in 2019
United States
14.09 million hectares
in 2019
Canada rank
1st
United States rank
4th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 86.61 million hectares against 14.09 million hectares in United States, a difference of 72.52 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 6.1 times United States's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 86.61 million hectares against 14.09 million hectares in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Canada and United States?
- 72.52 million hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.