Canada Arable Land 1961-2023

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 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.
  • Canada arable land for 2017 was 38,509,000, a 0.05% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Hong Kong 2,000
Aruba 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
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
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%