Arable land use per person in Canada
Canada: Arable land use per person was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Canada stood at 0.9526 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Canada peaked at 2 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9526 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Canada 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9858 hectares per person | 0.9526 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Canada?
- Arable land use per person in Canada was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for arable land use per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.