Canada vs United States: Pea production
Canada
3.00 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
756,550 tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Pea production over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.00 million tonnes against 756,550 tonnes in United States, a difference of 2.24 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.0 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,354 tonnes | 195,160 tonnes | 163,805 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 51,558 tonnes | 157,836 tonnes | 106,278 tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 196,760 tonnes | 184,192 tonnes | 12,568 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes | 212,278 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.66 million tonnes | 460,328 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.66 million tonnes | 735,446 tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes | 734,214 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pea production, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 3.00 million tonnes against 756,550 tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pea production between Canada and United States?
- 2.24 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for pea production?
- Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 100 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 Pea production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Pea production is measured in tonnes.