Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
52nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0138 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0046 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0138 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 52nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0046 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 4.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 49 Bhutan 0.0053 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.0048 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Chile 0.0045 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.0043 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Armenia 0.0039 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Canada was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.