Arable land in Canada
Canada: Arable land was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.9526 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Canada peaked at 2 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9526 hectares per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9858 hectares per person | 0.9526 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 59.24 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Canada?
- Arable land in Canada was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9526 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for arable land?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.