Agricultural land — Area in Canada
Canada: Agricultural land — Area was 56,796 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Canada stood at 56,796 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Canada peaked at 63,701 1000 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 56,796 1000 ha, in 2024.
Canada ranks 18th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 61,843 1000 ha | 63,701 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 62,035 1000 ha | 63,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 60,899 1000 ha | 61,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 61,192 1000 ha | 61,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 58,856 1000 ha | 62,091 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,898 1000 ha | 57,688 1000 ha | 58,279 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,971 1000 ha | 56,796 1000 ha | 57,117 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Canada?
- Agricultural land — area in Canada was 56,796 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 63,701 1000 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,796 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural land — area?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.