Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1528 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.1528 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.1673 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0731 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Canada 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0784 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0867 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0968 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0958 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0944 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0995 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0944 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0949 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1001 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1011 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1063 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1213 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.13 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1274 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1186 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1057 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1083 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1131 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1143 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1152 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1105 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1147 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1147 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1063 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1057 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1062 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1004 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0966 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1003 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0959 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1003 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1035 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1134 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1215 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1407 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1447 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1673 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.164 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1482 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1425 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1454 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1382 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1384 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1234 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1144 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1142 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1135 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.124 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1412 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1497 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1484 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1574 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1607 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1528 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1528 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3411 t per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0881 t per square kilometre | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | 0.0995 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1105 t per square kilometre | 0.0949 t per square kilometre | 0.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1109 t per square kilometre | 0.1057 t per square kilometre | 0.1152 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1105 t per square kilometre | 0.0959 t per square kilometre | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1466 t per square kilometre | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | 0.1673 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1272 t per square kilometre | 0.1135 t per square kilometre | 0.1497 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1548 t per square kilometre | 0.1484 t per square kilometre | 0.1607 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 124 North Macedonia 0.1596 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Peru 0.1553 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 0.1539 t per square kilometre compare
- 128 Bulgaria 0.1527 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.1479 t per square kilometre compare
- 130 Ghana 0.1346 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.1528 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1673 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, 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 — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production 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.