Land use hidden — Other areas in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Other areas was 4.75 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas in Canada is 4.75 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Canada peaked at 8.36 million Square kilometres in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Canada 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.33 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.34 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.36 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.36 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.36 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.36 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.35 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | -41.7% |
| 1991 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.88 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.89 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.90 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.90 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.91 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.91 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.91 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.91 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.93 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.75 million Square kilometres | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.75 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.75 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.75 million Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,068 Square kilometres, 472.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 | -41.7% | 8.35 million Square kilometres | 4.87 million Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.33 million Square kilometres | 8.33 million Square kilometres | 8.35 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.34 million Square kilometres | 8.33 million Square kilometres | 8.35 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.35 million Square kilometres | 8.35 million Square kilometres | 8.36 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.87 million Square kilometres | 4.87 million Square kilometres | 4.87 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 million Square kilometres | 4.87 million Square kilometres | 4.90 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 million Square kilometres | 4.91 million Square kilometres | 4.92 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 million Square kilometres | 4.75 million Square kilometres | 4.93 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 OECD 11.56 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Mauritania 630,636 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Ethiopia 575,434 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 6.07 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Madagascar 48,948 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Australia 2.72 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Croatia 21,634 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 687,582 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 156,866 Square kilometres compare
- 5 China 1.96 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Poland 65,480 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Algeria 1.95 million 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)
- 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 in Canada?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Canada was 4.75 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 million Square kilometres in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata