Apricots — Area harvested in Canada
Canada: Apricots — Area harvested was 124 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apricots — Area harvested in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — area harvested in Canada stood at 124 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Canada peaked at 1,160 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 50 ha, in 1969.
That places Canada 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apricots — Area harvested in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 790 ha | — |
| 1962 | 930 ha | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | -67.7% |
| 1964 | 1,160 ha | +286.7% |
| 1965 | 60 ha | -94.8% |
| 1966 | 840 ha | +1300.0% |
| 1967 | 400 ha | -52.4% |
| 1968 | 430 ha | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 50 ha | -88.4% |
| 1970 | 460 ha | +820.0% |
| 1971 | 397 ha | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 380 ha | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 440 ha | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 380 ha | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 500 ha | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 370 ha | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 350 ha | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 330 ha | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 380 ha | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 460 ha | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 391 ha | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 550 ha | +40.7% |
| 1983 | 430 ha | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 460 ha | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 450 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 470 ha | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 570 ha | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 490 ha | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 54 ha | -89.0% |
| 1990 | 390 ha | +622.2% |
| 1991 | 256 ha | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 247 ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 244 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 229 ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 239 ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 273 ha | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 241 ha | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 225 ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 200 ha | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 202 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 208 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 200 ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 200 ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 164 ha | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 127 ha | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 166 ha | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 192 ha | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 99 ha | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 90 ha | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 129 ha | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 131 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 123 ha | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 113 ha | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 124 ha | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 127 ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 111 ha | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 111 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 112 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 105 ha | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 99 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 90 ha | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 91 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 124 ha | +36.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 124 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 294 ha, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Area harvested in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +1300.0% | 60 ha | 840 ha |
| 1970 | +820.0% | 50 ha | 460 ha |
| 1990 | +622.2% | 54 ha | 390 ha |
| 1964 | +286.7% | 300 ha | 1,160 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 551.11 ha | 50 ha | 1,160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 398.7 ha | 330 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 432.5 ha | 54 ha | 570 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.4 ha | 200 ha | 390 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 176.8 ha | 99 ha | 210 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.1 ha | 90 ha | 131 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.8 ha | 90 ha | 124 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — area harvested in Canada?
- Apricots — area harvested in Canada was 124 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,160 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ha in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Canada ranks 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.