Country area — Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0379 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0379 1000 ha per person for country area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0856 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0856 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.084 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0825 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0809 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0795 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.078 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0766 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0754 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0744 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0733 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0712 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0704 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0695 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0686 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0676 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0667 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0659 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0653 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0646 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0638 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.063 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0623 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0617 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0611 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0605 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0599 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0591 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0584 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0573 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0565 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0558 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0551 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0545 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0539 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0534 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0528 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0519 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0514 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.051 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0504 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0499 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0494 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.049 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0485 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.048 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0476 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.047 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0465 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.046 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0455 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0446 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0441 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0433 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0428 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0416 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0411 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0401 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.039 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0379 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0797 1000 ha per person | 0.0744 1000 ha per person | 0.0856 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0683 1000 ha per person | 0.0646 1000 ha per person | 0.0733 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0607 1000 ha per person | 0.0573 1000 ha per person | 0.0638 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0538 1000 ha per person | 0.0514 1000 ha per person | 0.0565 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0487 1000 ha per person | 0.0465 1000 ha per person | 0.051 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | 0.0416 1000 ha per person | 0.046 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | 0.0379 1000 ha per person | 0.0411 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.9674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Canada?
- Country area — area, per capita in Canada was 0.0379 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0856 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.