Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Canada ranks 156th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 153 Dominica 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Samoa 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Belize 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 157 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 159 Sweden 0.0011 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.