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Land area — Canada

Land area in Canada in 2023 — 8,788,700 km². Ranked 4 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2%.

2023 8.79M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 4of 215
Period maximum 8.97M km²1961
Period minimum 8.79M km²2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Canada, 1961–20238.75M8.8M8.85M8.9M8.95M9M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 8,965,590 km²1963: 8,965,590 km²1965: 8,965,590 km²1967: 8,965,590 km²1969: 8,965,590 km²1971: 8,965,590 km²1973: 8,965,590 km²1975: 8,965,590 km²1977: 8,965,590 km²1979: 8,965,590 km²1981: 8,965,590 km²1983: 8,965,590 km²1985: 8,965,590 km²1987: 8,965,590 km²1989: 8,965,590 km²1991: 8,965,590 km²1993: 8,965,590 km²1995: 8,965,590 km²1997: 8,965,590 km²1999: 8,965,590 km²2001: 8,965,590 km²2003: 8,965,590 km²2005: 8,965,590 km²2007: 8,965,590 km²2009: 8,965,590 km²2011: 8,965,590 km²2013: 8,965,590 km²2015: 8,965,590 km²2017: 8,965,590 km²2019: 8,965,590 km²2021: 8,788,700 km²2023: 8,788,700 km²
Change over the period: −176,890 (−1.97%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 8.79M km²
World 130M km²
North America 17.94M km²
Northern America computed 17.94M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.79M +0 +0%
2022 8.79M +0 +0%
2021 8.79M −176,890 −1.97%
2020 8.97M +0 +0%
2019 8.97M +0 +0%
2018 8.97M +0 +0%
2017 8.97M +0 +0%
2016 8.97M +0 +0%
2015 8.97M +0 +0%
2014 8.97M +0 +0%
2013 8.97M +0 +0%
2012 8.97M +0 +0%
2011 8.97M +0 +0%
2010 8.97M +0 +0%
2009 8.97M +0 +0%
2008 8.97M +0 +0%
2007 8.97M +0 +0%
2006 8.97M +0 +0%
2005 8.97M +0 +0%
2004 8.97M +0 +0%
2003 8.97M +0 +0%
2002 8.97M +0 +0%
2001 8.97M +0 +0%
2000 8.97M +0 +0%
1999 8.97M +0 +0%
1998 8.97M +0 +0%
1997 8.97M +0 +0%
1996 8.97M +0 +0%
1995 8.97M +0 +0%
1994 8.97M +0 +0%
1993 8.97M +0 +0%
1992 8.97M +0 +0%
1991 8.97M +0 +0%
1990 8.97M +0 +0%
1989 8.97M +0 +0%
1988 8.97M +0 +0%
1987 8.97M +0 +0%
1986 8.97M +0 +0%
1985 8.97M +0 +0%
1984 8.97M +0 +0%
1983 8.97M +0 +0%
1982 8.97M +0 +0%
1981 8.97M +0 +0%
1980 8.97M +0 +0%
1979 8.97M +0 +0%
1978 8.97M +0 +0%
1977 8.97M +0 +0%
1976 8.97M +0 +0%
1975 8.97M +0 +0%
1974 8.97M +0 +0%
1973 8.97M +0 +0%
1972 8.97M +0 +0%
1971 8.97M +0 +0%
1970 8.97M +0 +0%
1969 8.97M +0 +0%
1968 8.97M +0 +0%
1967 8.97M +0 +0%
1966 8.97M +0 +0%
1965 8.97M +0 +0%
1964 8.97M +0 +0%
1963 8.97M +0 +0%
1962 8.97M +0 +0%
1961 8.97M — —

Northern America, 2023

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

US United States 9.15M CA Canada 8.79M BM Bermuda 54
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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