Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Canada

Agricultural land in Canada in 2023 — 568,750 km². Ranked 15 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8%.

2023 568,750 km² −0.35% vs 2022
World rank 15of 209
Period maximum 637,010 km²1966
Period minimum 568,750 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Canada, 1961–2023560,000580,000600,000620,000640,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 618,430 km²1963: 627,170 km²1965: 635,910 km²1967: 635,660 km²1969: 632,960 km²1971: 630,230 km²1973: 630,770 km²1975: 631,310 km²1977: 627,850 km²1979: 620,350 km²1981: 612,900 km²1983: 611,340 km²1985: 609,780 km²1987: 610,250 km²1989: 612,770 km²1991: 615,332 km²1993: 613,970 km²1995: 612,610 km²1997: 612,150 km²1999: 612,630 km²2001: 613,082 km²2003: 619,460 km²2005: 616,560 km²2007: 600,080 km²2009: 588,560 km²2011: 576,997 km²2013: 578,420 km²2015: 579,850 km²2017: 578,676 km²2019: 576,878 km²2021: 569,910 km²2023: 568,750 km²
Change over the period: −49,680 (−8.03%) Average annual rate: -0.13 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 568,750 km²
World 47.92M km²
North America 4.78M km²
Northern America computed 4.78M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 568,750 −2,020 −0.35%
2022 570,770 +860 +0.15%
2021 569,910 −1,264 −0.22%
2020 571,174 −5,704 −0.99%
2019 576,878 −2,014 −0.35%
2018 578,892 +216 +0.04%
2017 578,676 −1,824 −0.31%
2016 580,500 +650 +0.11%
2015 579,850 +720 +0.12%
2014 579,130 +710 +0.12%
2013 578,420 +710 +0.12%
2012 577,710 +713 +0.12%
2011 576,997 −5,803 −1%
2010 582,800 −5,760 −0.98%
2009 588,560 −5,760 −0.97%
2008 594,320 −5,760 −0.96%
2007 600,080 −5,760 −0.95%
2006 605,840 −10,720 −1.74%
2005 616,560 −1,450 −0.23%
2004 618,010 −1,450 −0.23%
2003 619,460 −1,450 −0.23%
2002 620,910 +7,828 +1.28%
2001 613,082 +212 +0.03%
2000 612,870 +240 +0.04%
1999 612,630 +240 +0.04%
1998 612,390 +240 +0.04%
1997 612,150 +230 +0.04%
1996 611,920 −690 −0.11%
1995 612,610 −680 −0.11%
1994 613,290 −680 −0.11%
1993 613,970 −680 −0.11%
1992 614,650 −682 −0.11%
1991 615,332 +1,302 +0.21%
1990 614,030 +1,260 +0.21%
1989 612,770 +1,260 +0.21%
1988 611,510 +1,260 +0.21%
1987 610,250 +1,261 +0.21%
1986 608,989 −791 −0.13%
1985 609,780 −780 −0.13%
1984 610,560 −780 −0.13%
1983 611,340 −780 −0.13%
1982 612,120 −780 −0.13%
1981 612,900 −3,700 −0.6%
1980 616,600 −3,750 −0.6%
1979 620,350 −3,750 −0.6%
1978 624,100 −3,750 −0.6%
1977 627,850 −3,740 −0.59%
1976 631,590 +280 +0.04%
1975 631,310 +270 +0.04%
1974 631,040 +270 +0.04%
1973 630,770 +270 +0.04%
1972 630,500 +270 +0.04%
1971 630,230 −1,380 −0.22%
1970 631,610 −1,350 −0.21%
1969 632,960 −1,350 −0.21%
1968 634,310 −1,350 −0.21%
1967 635,660 −1,350 −0.21%
1966 637,010 +1,100 +0.17%
1965 635,910 +4,370 +0.69%
1964 631,540 +4,370 +0.7%
1963 627,170 +4,370 +0.7%
1962 622,800 +4,370 +0.71%
1961 618,430

Northern America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.