Cropland — Area per capita in Canada
Canada: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.96 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.96 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Canada peaked at 2.01 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.96 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Canada 6th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 ha/cap | 1.83 ha/cap | 2.01 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 ha/cap | 1.65 ha/cap | 1.8 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 ha/cap | 1.52 ha/cap | 1.65 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 ha/cap | 1.35 ha/cap | 1.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 ha/cap | 1.13 ha/cap | 1.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 ha/cap | 1.03 ha/cap | 1.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.986 ha/cap | 0.96 ha/cap | 1.01 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Canada?
- Cropland — area per capita in Canada was 0.96 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.