Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Canada
Canada: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 5,136 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Canada stood at 5,136 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Canada peaked at 7,969 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,136 1000 ha, in 2024.
Canada ranks 8th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,314 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 7,445 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7,576 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7,707 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7,838 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7,969 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7,747 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 7,525 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7,303 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7,081 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6,857 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6,629 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,401 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,173 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,945 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5,717 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5,872 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,722 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,544 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5,253 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 5,239 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,364 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,212 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5,136 1000 ha | -1.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5,136 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 331.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,603 1000 ha | 7,303 1000 ha | 7,969 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,194 1000 ha | 5,544 1000 ha | 7,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,241 1000 ha | 5,136 1000 ha | 5,364 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)
- 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Canada?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Canada was 5,136 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7,969 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,136 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Temporary 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.