Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 185,600 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Canada recorded 185,600 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Canada peaked at 255,960 Square kilometres in 1965 and was at its lowest, 185,600 Square kilometres, in 2021.
Canada ranks 35th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251,480 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 252,600 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 253,720 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 254,840 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 255,960 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 253,840 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 251,820 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 249,800 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 247,780 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 245,760 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 243,730 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 242,770 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 241,810 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 240,850 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 239,890 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 238,959 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 232,410 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 225,860 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 219,310 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 212,760 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 206,220 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 203,420 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 200,620 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 197,820 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 195,020 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 192,190 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 193,960 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 195,730 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 197,500 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 199,270 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 201,050 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 200,760 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 200,480 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 200,200 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 199,920 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 199,610 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 200,080 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 200,550 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 201,020 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 201,490 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 201,950 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 213,110 Square kilometres | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 214,990 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 216,870 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 218,750 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 211,360 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 209,560 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 207,760 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 205,960 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 204,160 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 202,360 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 200,580 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 198,800 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 197,020 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 195,240 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 193,420 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 191,856 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 190,292 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 188,728 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 187,164 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 185,600 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 185,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 185,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 185,600 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 60.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,427 Square kilometres | 247,780 Square kilometres | 255,960 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 237,135 Square kilometres | 219,310 Square kilometres | 245,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 199,524 Square kilometres | 192,190 Square kilometres | 212,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,294 Square kilometres | 199,270 Square kilometres | 201,050 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 210,180 Square kilometres | 201,490 Square kilometres | 218,750 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 196,246 Square kilometres | 188,728 Square kilometres | 204,160 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,991 Square kilometres | 185,600 Square kilometres | 187,164 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 in Canada?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Canada was 185,600 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 255,960 Square kilometres in 1965.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,600 Square kilometres in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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