Australia vs Canada: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 878.87 million hectares against 769.20 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 109.67 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 5th of 238 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768.23 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 128.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 1970s | 768.23 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 128.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 768.23 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 128.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 768.23 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 128.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 768.23 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 128.33 million hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 768.62 million hectares | 896.56 million hectares | 127.94 million hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 769.20 million hectares | 883.29 million hectares | 114.09 million hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 878.87 million hectares against 769.20 million hectares in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Australia and Canada?
- 109.67 million hectares, with Canada 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 land area in hectares?
- Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 5th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.