Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Canada
Canada: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.4019 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Canada is 0.4019 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Canada peaked at 0.6112 An per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3248 An per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Canada 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Canada, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4018 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4085 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4158 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4595 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5209 An per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4914 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4849 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4955 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4551 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4485 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4697 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4503 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.441 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4778 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5801 An per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6112 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5969 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5314 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4425 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4525 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4744 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4892 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4827 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4704 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4723 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4576 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4132 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.399 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4042 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3741 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3516 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3605 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3382 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3418 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3509 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3911 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.405 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4189 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.439 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4279 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4244 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4279 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3923 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.495 An per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4991 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4634 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4261 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4287 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4133 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4178 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4512 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.442 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4362 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3531 An per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3248 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3448 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3675 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3864 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4016 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3947 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4223 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4156 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4019 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.4019 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4593 An per square kilometre | 0.4018 An per square kilometre | 0.5209 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5049 An per square kilometre | 0.441 An per square kilometre | 0.6112 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4516 An per square kilometre | 0.399 An per square kilometre | 0.4892 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3771 An per square kilometre | 0.3382 An per square kilometre | 0.439 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4398 An per square kilometre | 0.3923 An per square kilometre | 0.4991 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3925 An per square kilometre | 0.3248 An per square kilometre | 0.4512 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4086 An per square kilometre | 0.3947 An per square kilometre | 0.4223 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Canada?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Canada was 0.4019 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6112 An per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3248 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.