Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Canada
Canada: Agriculture area certified organic — Area was 1,091 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Canada, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,091 1000 ha for agriculture area certified organic — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area certified organic — area in Canada peaked at 1,312 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 485 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Canada 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 485 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 530.9 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 558.5 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 556.3 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 611.7 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 695.5 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 695.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 859.2 1000 ha | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 890 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 925.4 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 925 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,192 1000 ha | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 1,312 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1,216 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,216 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,286 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1,091 1000 ha | -15.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,091 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.43 1000 ha, 10.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 572.98 1000 ha | 485 1000 ha | 695.5 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 971.2 1000 ha | 695.5 1000 ha | 1,312 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,202 1000 ha | 1,091 1000 ha | 1,286 1000 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area certified organic — area in Canada?
- Agriculture area certified organic — area in Canada was 1,091 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,312 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 485 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for agriculture area certified organic — area?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area certified organic — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area certified organic — 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.