Canada vs China: Land area in hectares
Canada
878.87 million hectares
in 2023
China
938.82 million hectares
in 2023
Canada rank
5th
China rank
3rd
Land area in hectares over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 938.82 million hectares against 878.87 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 59.95 million hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.83 million hectares | 42.27 million hectares | China |
| 1970s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.83 million hectares | 42.27 million hectares | China |
| 1980s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.83 million hectares | 42.27 million hectares | China |
| 1990s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.82 million hectares | 42.27 million hectares | China |
| 2000s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.82 million hectares | 42.26 million hectares | China |
| 2010s | 896.56 million hectares | 938.82 million hectares | 42.26 million hectares | China |
| 2020s | 883.29 million hectares | 938.82 million hectares | 55.53 million hectares | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Canada or China?
- China, at 938.82 million hectares against 878.87 million hectares in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Canada and China?
- 59.95 million hectares, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Canada ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd 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.