Agricultural land in Canada
Agricultural land made up 6.5% of the land area of Canada in 2024.
Canada, 2024
6.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
40.1%
Position in 2024
189th of 208
Agricultural land in Canada over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.5% | – |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 6.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 189th highest value.
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