Temporary crops — Area in Canada
Canada: Temporary crops — Area was 32,428 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Canada stood at 32,428 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Canada peaked at 32,486 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,808 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Canada 10th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28,954 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 28,725 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 28,496 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 28,267 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 28,038 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 27,808 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 27,915 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28,022 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28,129 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28,236 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28,343 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 29,058 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29,773 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30,488 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31,204 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 31,919 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31,747 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32,255 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32,415 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32,283 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 32,486 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32,176 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32,463 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32,428 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 32,428 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 237.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,262 1000 ha | 27,808 1000 ha | 28,954 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 30,544 1000 ha | 28,236 1000 ha | 32,415 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,367 1000 ha | 32,176 1000 ha | 32,486 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Canada?
- Temporary crops — area in Canada was 32,428 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 32,486 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,808 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for temporary crops — area?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.