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.
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% |