Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.1186 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Canada stood at 0.1186 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.4569 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1186 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 5th 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 — Other areas, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4569 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4482 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4397 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4313 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4233 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4154 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4081 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4016 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3963 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3908 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3795 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3751 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3706 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3654 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3601 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3554 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3514 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3481 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3448 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3406 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3365 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3326 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3293 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3263 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3233 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3202 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3159 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3118 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3062 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1758 Square kilometres per person | -42.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1716 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1698 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.168 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1663 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1646 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.163 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1616 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1603 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1589 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1572 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1552 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1539 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1525 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1511 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.15 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1487 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1473 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1458 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1444 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1432 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1416 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1401 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1387 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1376 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1361 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1345 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1326 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1308 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1295 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1242 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1219 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1186 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1186 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 69.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -42.6% | 0.3062 Square kilometres per person | 0.1758 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4245 Square kilometres per person | 0.3963 Square kilometres per person | 0.4569 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3641 Square kilometres per person | 0.3448 Square kilometres per person | 0.3908 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3243 Square kilometres per person | 0.3062 Square kilometres per person | 0.3406 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1675 Square kilometres per person | 0.1603 Square kilometres per person | 0.1758 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1521 Square kilometres per person | 0.1458 Square kilometres per person | 0.1589 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 Square kilometres per person | 0.1308 Square kilometres per person | 0.1444 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1236 Square kilometres per person | 0.1186 Square kilometres per person | 0.1295 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Libya 0.2195 Square kilometres per person compare
- 3 Iceland 0.2176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 4 Namibia 0.1252 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Australia 0.102 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Mongolia 0.0983 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.0668 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 — other areas, per capita in Canada?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Canada was 0.1186 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4569 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1186 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.