Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Canada
Canada: Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area was 1,439 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Canada, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, farm buildings and farmyards — area in Canada stood at 1,439 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm buildings and farmyards — area in Canada peaked at 1,954 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,439 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Canada 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,954 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 1,823 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1,692 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1,561 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1,537 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,512 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,488 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,463 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,439 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,439 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,439 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,439 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,439 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.89 1000 ha, 111.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,652 1000 ha | 1,488 1000 ha | 1,954 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,444 1000 ha | 1,439 1000 ha | 1,463 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 farm buildings and farmyards — area in Canada?
- Farm buildings and farmyards — area in Canada was 1,439 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,954 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,439 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for farm buildings and farmyards — area?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is farm buildings and farmyards — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Farm buildings and Farmyards — 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.