Arable land — Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0009 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.002 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 4th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 12.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4351 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.5976 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Canada?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Canada was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.