Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
All-time low
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Canada 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 166 Finland 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 167 Sweden 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 168 Gabon 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.