Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Canada
Canada: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 3.33 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3.33 1000 ha for cropland area under protective cover — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Canada peaked at 3.33 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.22 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Canada 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.22 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 2.3 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.47 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.53 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.57 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.03 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 3.12 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.21 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.33 1000 ha | +4.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.33 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.45 1000 ha | 2.22 1000 ha | 2.6 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1 1000 ha | 2.8 1000 ha | 3.33 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Russian Federation 4.06 1000 ha compare
- 16 Russia 4.06 1000 ha compare
- 18 Ukraine 4 1000 ha compare
- 20 Palestine 2.9 1000 ha compare
- 20 Palestine 2.9 1000 ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.7 1000 ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom 2.7 1000 ha compare
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 cropland area under protective cover — area in Canada?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Canada was 3.33 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 Cropland area under protective cover — 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.