Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Canada
Canada: Agricultural land area — Organic farming was 1.29 million Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land area — organic farming in Canada stood at 1.29 million Hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — organic farming in Canada peaked at 1.57 million Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 340,200 Hectares, in 2000.
That places Canada 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Canada, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 340,200 Hectares | — |
| 2001 | 430,600 Hectares | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 478,700 Hectares | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 516,111 Hectares | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 488,752 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 578,874 Hectares | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 604,404 Hectares | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 556,273 Hectares | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 628,556 Hectares | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 703,678 Hectares | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 703,678 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 841,216 Hectares | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 833,883 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 869,239 Hectares | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 903,948 Hectares | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 944,558 Hectares | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million Hectares | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million Hectares | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million Hectares | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million Hectares | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million Hectares | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million Hectares | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million Hectares | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 532,615 Hectares | 340,200 Hectares | 703,678 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million Hectares | 703,678 Hectares | 1.32 million Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million Hectares | 1.22 million Hectares | 1.57 million Hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — organic farming in Canada?
- Agricultural land area — organic farming in Canada was 1.29 million Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,200 Hectares in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural land area — organic farming?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — organic farming rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Organic farming. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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