Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Canada
Canada: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 8,874 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Canada, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Canada is 8,874 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Canada peaked at 8,874 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,589 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Canada ranks 28th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,589 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 5,089 Square kilometres | +96.5% |
| 2015 | 5,885 Square kilometres | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 8,005 Square kilometres | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 8,874 Square kilometres | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,589 Square kilometres | 2,589 Square kilometres | 2,589 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,487 Square kilometres | 5,089 Square kilometres | 5,885 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,440 Square kilometres | 8,005 Square kilometres | 8,874 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
- 26 Australia 9,334 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Philippines 9,297 Square kilometres compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7,872 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Mauritania 2,241 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Romania 7,448 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Belarus 7,400 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0208 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Canada?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Canada was 8,874 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8,874 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,589 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation