Australia vs Canada: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Australia
1.18 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada
0.9567 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Canada rank
3rd

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.18 hectares per person against 0.9567 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.2233 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 1.55 hectares per person 1.92 hectares per person 0.372 hectares per person Canada
1970s 1.18 hectares per person 1.71 hectares per person 0.5306 hectares per person Canada
1980s 1.24 hectares per person 1.6 hectares per person 0.3561 hectares per person Canada
1990s 1.05 hectares per person 1.42 hectares per person 0.37 hectares per person Canada
2000s 1.23 hectares per person 1.24 hectares per person 0.0102 hectares per person Canada
2010s 1.31 hectares per person 1.07 hectares per person 0.2338 hectares per person Australia
2020s 1.21 hectares per person 0.9901 hectares per person 0.2184 hectares per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 1.18 hectares per person against 0.9567 hectares per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Australia and Canada?
0.2233 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Australia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.