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 1st out of 26 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.
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
- 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 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 1st out of 26 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.