Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2194 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2194 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4907 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2194 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Canada is 0.2194 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.4907 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2194 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 10th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4907 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4817 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4728 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4639 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4556 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4472 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4392 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4322 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4264 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4204 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4082 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4035 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3986 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3931 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3874 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3823 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3779 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3741 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3705 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3657 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3612 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.357 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3534 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3501 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3469 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3435 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.339 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3346 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3287 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3238 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3198 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.316 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3126 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3092 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.306 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3028 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2998 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2973 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2949 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2922 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.289 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2859 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2833 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2807 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2781 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2753 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2726 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2697 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2666 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2636 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2611 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2583 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2556 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.253 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2511 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2483 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2453 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2418 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2383 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2358 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2298 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2256 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2194 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2194 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 32.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4566 Square kilometres per person | 0.4264 Square kilometres per person | 0.4907 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3916 Square kilometres per person | 0.3705 Square kilometres per person | 0.4204 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.348 Square kilometres per person | 0.3287 Square kilometres per person | 0.3657 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3082 Square kilometres per person | 0.2949 Square kilometres per person | 0.3238 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2793 Square kilometres per person | 0.2666 Square kilometres per person | 0.2922 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2516 Square kilometres per person | 0.2383 Square kilometres per person | 0.2636 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2277 Square kilometres per person | 0.2194 Square kilometres per person | 0.2358 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 0.1328 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.1209 Square kilometres per person compare
- 13 Russia 0.1139 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Canada?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Canada was 0.2194 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4907 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2194 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.