Americas vs Canada: Cropland organic soils — Area
Americas
2.38 million ha
in 2024
Canada
1.22 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Canada rank
5th
Cropland organic soils — Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.38 million ha against 1.22 million ha in Canada, a difference of 1.16 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Canada ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.27 million ha | 1.16 million ha | 1.11 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 2.35 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 1.14 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.35 million ha | 1.21 million ha | 1.14 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 2.38 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 1.16 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 2.38 million ha against 1.22 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Americas and Canada?
- 1.16 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Canada ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.