Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Canada
Canada: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Canada stood at 0.3 %.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Canada peaked at 0.31 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.13 %, in 1964.
That places Canada 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.13 % | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.13 % | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.15 % | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.16 % | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.17 % | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 % | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 % | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.22 % | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.26 % | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.28 % | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.27 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.29 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.31 % | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.29 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.29 % | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 7% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1356 % | 0.13 % | 0.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.135 % | 0.13 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.159 % | 0.14 % | 0.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.239 % | 0.18 % | 0.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.275 % | 0.27 % | 0.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.304 % | 0.29 % | 0.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.296 % | 0.29 % | 0.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 207 South Africa 0.43 % compare
- 208 Estonia 0.41 % compare
- 209 Paraguay 0.38 % compare
- 210 Norway 0.3 % compare
- 212 South Sudan 0.29 % compare
- 213 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.26 % compare
- 213 Uruguay 0.26 % compare
- 213 United Kingdom 0.26 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Canada?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Canada was 0.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 % in 1964.
- How does Canada rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Canada ranks 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.