Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.0209 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Canada 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0274 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0264 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0274 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0237 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0222 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0234 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0209 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 142 Dominica 0.0267 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 143 Samoa 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 144 Belize 0.0219 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 146 Thailand 0.0157 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0136 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sweden 0.0111 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Canada?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.