Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Canada
Canada: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 6.46 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Canada is 6.46 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Canada peaked at 7.11 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 6.37 %, in 2020.
That places Canada 216th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 % | 6.9 % | 7.11 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.01 % | 6.92 % | 7.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.82 % | 6.79 % | 6.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.84 % | 6.83 % | 6.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.79 % | 6.56 % | 6.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 % | 6.43 % | 6.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 % | 6.37 % | 6.49 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 — share in land area in Canada?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Canada was 6.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 % in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Canada ranks 216th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Share in 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.