Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Canada
Canada: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 44,381 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Canada stood at 44,381 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Canada peaked at 51,826 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43,487 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Canada 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49,412 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 49,071 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 51,003 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 50,154 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 51,552 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 51,705 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50,665 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 48,802 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 47,002 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 46,005 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 44,139 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 43,487 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 46,256 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 48,539 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 49,461 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 48,975 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 50,711 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 51,826 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50,748 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 49,096 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 48,538 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 48,033 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 46,939 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 44,381 1000 ha | -5.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 44,381 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.53 1000 ha, 83737.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,929 1000 ha | 47,002 1000 ha | 51,705 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 48,015 1000 ha | 43,487 1000 ha | 51,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,397 1000 ha | 44,381 1000 ha | 49,096 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Mali 73,085 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia 7.56 1000 ha compare
- 12 Chad 69,462 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 1000 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.69 1000 ha compare
- 13 Mongolia 47,327 1000 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.55 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.94 1000 ha compare
- 15 Yemen 36,818 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 16 Pakistan 33,071 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 30,947 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Canada?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Canada was 44,381 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 51,826 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,487 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.