Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Canada

Arable land per capita in Canada in 2023 — 0.9526 ha/person. Ranked 3 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 52.5%.

2023 0.9526 ha/person −3.24% vs 2022
World rank 3of 206
Period maximum 2.0037 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.9526 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Canada, 1961–20230.511.522.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.0037 ha/person1963: 1.9648 ha/person1965: 1.9265 ha/person1967: 1.8762 ha/person1969: 1.8278 ha/person1971: 1.7561 ha/person1973: 1.7256 ha/person1975: 1.6876 ha/person1977: 1.663 ha/person1979: 1.6534 ha/person1981: 1.6349 ha/person1983: 1.6154 ha/person1985: 1.6012 ha/person1987: 1.5702 ha/person1989: 1.5185 ha/person1991: 1.4737 ha/person1993: 1.4368 ha/person1995: 1.403 ha/person1997: 1.3722 ha/person1999: 1.3484 ha/person2001: 1.32 ha/person2003: 1.273 ha/person2005: 1.2287 ha/person2007: 1.1823 ha/person2009: 1.1325 ha/person2011: 1.0858 ha/person2013: 1.077 ha/person2015: 1.0722 ha/person2017: 1.0537 ha/person2019: 1.0274 ha/person2021: 1.0005 ha/person2023: 0.9526 ha/person
Change over the period: −1.0511 (−52.46%) Average annual rate: -1.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 0.9526 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
North America 0.5034 ha/person
Northern America computed 0.5034 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.9526 −0.0319 −3.24%
2022 0.9845 −0.016 −1.6%
2021 1.0005 −0.0049 −0.49%
2020 1.0054 −0.0219 −2.14%
2019 1.0274 −0.0163 −1.56%
2018 1.0436 −0.0101 −0.96%
2017 1.0537 −0.0133 −1.24%
2016 1.067 −0.0052 −0.48%
2015 1.0722 −0.0011 −0.11%
2014 1.0733 −0.0037 −0.34%
2013 1.077 −0.0042 −0.39%
2012 1.0813 −0.0045 −0.42%
2011 1.0858 −0.0225 −2.03%
2010 1.1082 −0.0242 −2.14%
2009 1.1325 −0.025 −2.16%
2008 1.1575 −0.0247 −2.09%
2007 1.1823 −0.0238 −1.97%
2006 1.2061 −0.0226 −1.84%
2005 1.2287 −0.0221 −1.77%
2004 1.2508 −0.0222 −1.75%
2003 1.273 −0.0221 −1.71%
2002 1.2952 −0.0249 −1.88%
2001 1.32 −0.0152 −1.14%
2000 1.3352 −0.0132 −0.98%
1999 1.3484 −0.0117 −0.86%
1998 1.3601 −0.0121 −0.88%
1997 1.3722 −0.0144 −1.04%
1996 1.3866 −0.0163 −1.16%
1995 1.403 −0.0164 −1.15%
1994 1.4193 −0.0174 −1.21%
1993 1.4368 −0.0177 −1.22%
1992 1.4545 −0.0192 −1.3%
1991 1.4737 −0.0202 −1.35%
1990 1.4939 −0.0246 −1.62%
1989 1.5185 −0.0295 −1.9%
1988 1.548 −0.0222 −1.41%
1987 1.5702 −0.0229 −1.44%
1986 1.593 −0.0081 −0.51%
1985 1.6012 −0.0069 −0.43%
1984 1.6081 −0.0074 −0.46%
1983 1.6154 −0.0081 −0.5%
1982 1.6235 −0.0114 −0.7%
1981 1.6349 −0.0088 −0.53%
1980 1.6437 −0.0098 −0.59%
1979 1.6534 −0.0048 −0.29%
1978 1.6582 −0.0048 −0.29%
1977 1.663 −0.0076 −0.46%
1976 1.6706 −0.0169 −1%
1975 1.6876 −0.0195 −1.14%
1974 1.707 −0.0186 −1.08%
1973 1.7256 −0.0157 −0.9%
1972 1.7413 −0.0148 −0.84%
1971 1.7561 −0.0494 −2.74%
1970 1.8056 −0.0222 −1.21%
1969 1.8278 −0.0217 −1.18%
1968 1.8495 −0.0268 −1.43%
1967 1.8762 −0.0307 −1.61%
1966 1.9069 −0.0196 −1.02%
1965 1.9265 −0.0184 −0.94%
1964 1.9449 −0.0199 −1.01%
1963 1.9648 −0.0195 −0.98%
1962 1.9843 −0.0195 −0.97%
1961 2.0037

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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