Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Canada

Arable land in Canada in 2023 — 38,151,000 ha. Ranked 7 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 4.2%.

2023 38.15M ha −0.51% vs 2022
World rank 7of 206
Period maximum 41.58M ha1986
Period minimum 36.61M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Canada, 1961–202336M38M40M42M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 36,610,000 ha1963: 37,260,000 ha1965: 37,910,000 ha1967: 38,298,000 ha1969: 38,434,000 ha1971: 38,568,000 ha1973: 38,812,000 ha1975: 39,056,000 ha1977: 39,456,000 ha1979: 40,016,000 ha1981: 40,578,000 ha1983: 40,978,000 ha1985: 41,378,000 ha1987: 41,526,000 ha1989: 41,420,000 ha1991: 41,317,410 ha1993: 41,214,000 ha1995: 41,110,000 ha1997: 41,037,000 ha1999: 40,993,000 ha2001: 40,948,000 ha2003: 40,282,000 ha2005: 39,616,000 ha2007: 38,884,000 ha2009: 38,086,000 ha2011: 37,285,000 ha2013: 37,783,000 ha2015: 38,282,000 ha2017: 38,509,000 ha2019: 38,648,000 ha2021: 38,259,000 ha2023: 38,151,000 ha
Change over the period: +1.54M (+4.21%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 38.15M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
North America computed 190M ha
Northern America computed 190M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 38.15M −195,000 −0.51%
2022 38.35M +87,000 +0.23%
2021 38.26M +24,000 +0.06%
2020 38.24M −413,000 −1.07%
2019 38.65M −42,000 −0.11%
2018 38.69M +181,000 +0.47%
2017 38.51M −21,000 −0.05%
2016 38.53M +248,000 +0.65%
2015 38.28M +250,000 +0.66%
2014 38.03M +249,000 +0.66%
2013 37.78M +249,000 +0.66%
2012 37.53M +249,000 +0.67%
2011 37.29M −402,000 −1.07%
2010 37.69M −399,000 −1.05%
2009 38.09M −399,000 −1.04%
2008 38.49M −399,000 −1.03%
2007 38.88M −399,000 −1.02%
2006 39.28M −333,000 −0.84%
2005 39.62M −333,000 −0.83%
2004 39.95M −333,000 −0.83%
2003 40.28M −333,000 −0.82%
2002 40.62M −333,000 −0.81%
2001 40.95M −23,000 −0.06%
2000 40.97M −22,000 −0.05%
1999 40.99M −22,000 −0.05%
1998 41.02M −22,000 −0.05%
1997 41.04M −22,000 −0.05%
1996 41.06M −51,000 −0.12%
1995 41.11M −52,000 −0.13%
1994 41.16M −52,000 −0.13%
1993 41.21M −52,000 −0.13%
1992 41.27M −51,410 −0.12%
1991 41.32M −49,590 −0.12%
1990 41.37M −53,000 −0.13%
1989 41.42M −53,000 −0.13%
1988 41.47M −53,000 −0.13%
1987 41.53M −53,000 −0.13%
1986 41.58M +201,000 +0.49%
1985 41.38M +200,000 +0.49%
1984 41.18M +200,000 +0.49%
1983 40.98M +200,000 +0.49%
1982 40.78M +200,000 +0.49%
1981 40.58M +282,000 +0.7%
1980 40.3M +280,000 +0.7%
1979 40.02M +280,000 +0.7%
1978 39.74M +280,000 +0.71%
1977 39.46M +280,000 +0.71%
1976 39.18M +120,000 +0.31%
1975 39.06M +122,000 +0.31%
1974 38.93M +122,000 +0.31%
1973 38.81M +122,000 +0.32%
1972 38.69M +122,000 +0.32%
1971 38.57M +66,000 +0.17%
1970 38.5M +68,000 +0.18%
1969 38.43M +68,000 +0.18%
1968 38.37M +68,000 +0.18%
1967 38.3M +68,000 +0.18%
1966 38.23M +320,000 +0.84%
1965 37.91M +325,000 +0.86%
1964 37.59M +325,000 +0.87%
1963 37.26M +325,000 +0.88%
1962 36.94M +325,000 +0.89%
1961 36.61M

Northern America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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