Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Canada
Canada: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 18,560 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Canada is 18,560 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Canada peaked at 25,596 1000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 18,560 1000 ha, in 2021.
Canada ranks 42nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,243 1000 ha | 24,778 1000 ha | 25,596 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,713 1000 ha | 21,931 1000 ha | 24,576 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,952 1000 ha | 19,219 1000 ha | 21,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,029 1000 ha | 19,927 1000 ha | 20,105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,018 1000 ha | 20,149 1000 ha | 21,875 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,625 1000 ha | 18,873 1000 ha | 20,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,591 1000 ha | 18,560 1000 ha | 18,716 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.96 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Canada?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Canada was 18,560 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 25,596 1000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,560 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Canada ranks 42nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. 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.