Canada Arable Land 1961-2024

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • Canada arable land for 2021 was 38,259,000, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
  • Canada arable land for 2020 was 38,235,000, a 1.07% decline from 2019.
  • Canada arable land for 2019 was 38,648,000, a 0.11% decline from 2018.
  • Canada arable land for 2018 was 38,690,000, a 0.47% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Argentina 42,208,760
Canada 38,259,000
Australia 31,265,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,658,000
Spain 11,550,053
Poland 11,078,760
Italy 7,192,812
United Kingdom 6,009,804
Hungary 4,139,704
Japan 4,086,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,000
Sweden 2,535,170
Czech Republic 2,475,335
Denmark 2,357,000
Lithuania 2,279,000
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,030,605
Latvia 1,362,000
South Korea 1,343,000
Slovak Republic 1,326,000
Austria 1,319,765
Chile 1,313,900
Netherlands 1,003,000
Portugal 965,234
Belgium 865,640
Croatia 857,000
Norway 804,000
Estonia 700,000
New Zealand 616,000
Panama 565,000
Ireland 436,000
Switzerland 395,465
Israel 377,000
Slovenia 180,950
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 95,157
Oman 82,610
Luxembourg 62,472
UAE 50,300
Puerto Rico 50,200
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,200
Qatar 21,000
Kuwait 8,000
Bahamas 8,000
Malta 7,800
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
Channel Islands 3,630
French Polynesia 2,500
Bahrain 2,100
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Liechtenstein 1,730
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 748
Singapore 560
Palau 300
Bermuda 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Canada Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 38,259,000 1.00 4.35%
2020 38,235,000 1.01 4.26%
2019 38,648,000 1.03 4.31%
2018 38,690,000 1.04 4.32%
2017 38,509,000 1.05 4.30%
2016 38,530,000 1.07 4.30%
2015 38,282,000 1.07 4.27%
2014 38,032,000 1.07 4.24%
2013 37,783,000 1.08 4.21%
2012 37,534,000 1.08 4.19%
2011 37,285,000 1.09 4.16%
2010 37,687,000 1.11 4.20%
2009 38,086,000 1.13 4.25%
2008 38,485,000 1.16 4.29%
2007 38,884,000 1.18 4.34%
2006 39,283,000 1.21 4.38%
2005 39,616,000 1.23 4.42%
2004 39,949,000 1.25 4.46%
2003 40,282,000 1.27 4.49%
2002 40,615,000 1.30 4.53%
2001 40,948,000 1.32 4.57%
2000 40,971,000 1.34 4.57%
1999 40,993,000 1.35 4.57%
1998 41,015,000 1.36 4.57%
1997 41,037,000 1.37 4.58%
1996 41,059,000 1.39 4.58%
1995 41,110,000 1.40 4.59%
1994 41,162,000 1.42 4.59%
1993 41,214,000 1.44 4.60%
1992 41,266,000 1.45 4.60%
1991 41,317,410 1.47 4.61%
1990 41,367,000 1.49 4.61%
1989 41,420,000 1.52 4.62%
1988 41,473,000 1.55 4.63%
1987 41,526,000 1.57 4.63%
1986 41,579,000 1.59 4.64%
1985 41,378,000 1.60 4.62%
1984 41,178,000 1.61 4.59%
1983 40,978,000 1.62 4.57%
1982 40,778,000 1.62 4.55%
1981 40,578,000 1.63 4.53%
1980 40,296,000 1.64 4.49%
1979 40,016,000 1.65 4.46%
1978 39,736,000 1.66 4.43%
1977 39,456,000 1.66 4.40%
1976 39,176,000 1.67 4.37%
1975 39,056,000 1.69 4.36%
1974 38,934,000 1.71 4.34%
1973 38,812,000 1.73 4.33%
1972 38,690,000 1.74 4.32%
1971 38,568,000 1.76 4.30%
1970 38,502,000 1.81 4.29%
1969 38,434,000 1.83 4.29%
1968 38,366,000 1.85 4.28%
1967 38,298,000 1.88 4.27%
1966 38,230,000 1.91 4.26%
1965 37,910,000 1.93 4.23%
1964 37,585,000 1.94 4.19%
1963 37,260,000 1.96 4.16%
1962 36,935,000 1.98 4.12%
1961 36,610,000 2.00 4.08%