Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Canada

Land under cereal production in Canada in 2023 — 16,033,993 ha. Ranked 9 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.6%.

2023 16.03M ha +0.55% vs 2022
World rank 9of 180
Period maximum 22.16M ha1986
Period minimum 13.17M ha2010

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Canada, 1961–202312.5M15M17.5M20M22.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 16,985,264 ha1963: 18,556,188 ha1965: 18,625,128 ha1967: 19,802,974 ha1969: 18,334,919 ha1971: 18,114,448 ha1973: 18,757,283 ha1975: 18,081,682 ha1977: 18,641,159 ha1979: 17,688,300 ha1981: 21,676,900 ha1983: 21,521,900 ha1985: 21,709,000 ha1987: 21,544,800 ha1989: 21,922,393 ha1991: 20,868,753 ha1993: 19,449,800 ha1995: 18,276,700 ha1997: 19,193,300 ha1999: 17,524,800 ha2001: 17,733,700 ha2003: 17,833,000 ha2005: 15,846,800 ha2007: 16,145,100 ha2009: 15,060,300 ha2011: 13,606,800 ha2013: 15,992,384 ha2015: 14,582,900 ha2017: 13,830,500 ha2019: 15,327,200 ha2021: 15,240,271 ha2023: 16,033,993 ha
Change over the period: −951,271 (−5.6%) Average annual rate: -0.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 16.03M ha
World 738M ha
North America 71.57M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 16.03M +87,793 +0.55%
2022 15.95M +705,929 +4.63%
2021 15.24M −721,429 −4.52%
2020 15.96M +634,500 +4.14%
2019 15.33M +325,400 +2.17%
2018 15M +1.17M +8.47%
2017 13.83M −65,331 −0.47%
2016 13.9M −687,069 −4.71%
2015 14.58M +411,216 +2.9%
2014 14.17M −1.82M −11.38%
2013 15.99M +991,988 +6.61%
2012 15M +1.39M +10.24%
2011 13.61M +433,000 +3.29%
2010 13.17M −1.89M −12.53%
2009 15.06M −1.46M −8.83%
2008 16.52M +374,600 +2.32%
2007 16.15M +199,000 +1.25%
2006 15.95M +99,300 +0.63%
2005 15.85M −314,900 −1.95%
2004 16.16M −1.67M −9.37%
2003 17.83M +2.66M +17.52%
2002 15.17M −2.56M −14.43%
2001 17.73M −475,800 −2.61%
2000 18.21M +684,700 +3.91%
1999 17.52M −798,100 −4.36%
1998 18.32M −870,400 −4.53%
1997 19.19M −1.37M −6.67%
1996 20.57M +2.29M +12.53%
1995 18.28M +308,400 +1.72%
1994 17.97M −1.48M −7.62%
1993 19.45M −728,000 −3.61%
1992 20.18M −690,953 −3.31%
1991 20.87M −679,121 −3.15%
1990 21.55M −374,519 −1.71%
1989 21.92M +1.69M +8.36%
1988 20.23M −1.31M −6.09%
1987 21.54M −617,000 −2.78%
1986 22.16M +452,800 +2.09%
1985 21.71M +607,400 +2.88%
1984 21.1M −420,300 −1.95%
1983 21.52M +41,200 +0.19%
1982 21.48M −196,200 −0.91%
1981 21.68M +2.36M +12.21%
1980 19.32M +1.63M +9.22%
1979 17.69M −789,350 −4.27%
1978 18.48M −163,509 −0.88%
1977 18.64M −1.01M −5.12%
1976 19.65M +1.56M +8.65%
1975 18.08M +207,135 +1.16%
1974 17.87M −882,736 −4.71%
1973 18.76M +914,213 +5.12%
1972 17.84M −271,378 −1.5%
1971 18.11M +4.58M +33.87%
1970 13.53M −4.8M −26.2%
1969 18.33M −1.51M −7.59%
1968 19.84M +37,718 +0.19%
1967 19.8M +203,438 +1.04%
1966 19.6M +974,408 +5.23%
1965 18.63M −39,654 −0.21%
1964 18.66M +108,594 +0.59%
1963 18.56M +215,381 +1.17%
1962 18.34M +1.36M +7.98%
1961 16.99M

Northern America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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