Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Canada
Canada: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 1,099 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Canada, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Canada stood at 1,099 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Canada peaked at 1,567 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 542 1000 ha, in 2004.
Canada ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 542 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 578.9 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 605.6 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 556.3 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 628.6 1000 ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 703.7 1000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 703.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 841.2 1000 ha | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 833.9 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 869.2 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 904 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 944.5 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,099 1000 ha | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 1,192 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1,312 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 1,321 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,418 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1,216 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1,567 1000 ha | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 1,289 1000 ha | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 1,099 1000 ha | -14.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,099 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.2 1000 ha, 8.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 602.52 1000 ha | 542 1000 ha | 703.7 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,002 1000 ha | 703.7 1000 ha | 1,321 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,318 1000 ha | 1,099 1000 ha | 1,567 1000 ha | 5 |
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 under organic agric. — area in Canada?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Canada was 1,099 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,567 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 542 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 under organic agric. — 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.