Land area — Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0213 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0213 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0491 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0213 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Canada 10th out of 190 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.
Land area — Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0491 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0482 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0473 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0456 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0447 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0432 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0426 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.042 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0404 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0399 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0393 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0387 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0382 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0378 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0374 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.037 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0366 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0361 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0353 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.035 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0347 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0339 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0335 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0329 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0324 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.032 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0316 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0306 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0303 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.03 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0297 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0292 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0289 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0286 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0281 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0273 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.027 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0264 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0256 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0245 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0236 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.023 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0213 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 1000 ha per person | 0.0426 1000 ha per person | 0.0491 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0392 1000 ha per person | 0.037 1000 ha per person | 0.042 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0348 1000 ha per person | 0.0329 1000 ha per person | 0.0366 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0308 1000 ha per person | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0324 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 1000 ha per person | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | 0.0292 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0252 1000 ha per person | 0.0238 1000 ha per person | 0.0264 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 1000 ha per person | 0.0213 1000 ha per person | 0.0236 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Suriname 0.0253 1000 ha per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.0238 1000 ha per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.0225 1000 ha per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.0199 1000 ha per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.0131 1000 ha per person compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 835,000 t (2024)
- 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)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0379 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Canada?
- Land area — area, per capita in Canada was 0.0213 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0491 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land 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.