Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada
Canada: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2085 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada is 0.2085 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2511 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 tonnes per person, in 1971.
That places Canada 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.052 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.046 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | -42.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +66.8% |
| 1973 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +64.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | +52.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -40.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.036 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | +59.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -31.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -41.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -36.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | +54.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +73.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0703 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0787 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0874 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1485 tonnes per person | +69.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1731 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1045 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1343 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1067 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1429 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1251 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1524 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1619 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.161 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1441 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1773 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1935 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1755 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2025 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2511 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2085 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2085 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 0.052 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0733 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 0.0631 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0579 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0787 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1255 tonnes per person | 0.0874 tonnes per person | 0.1731 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1534 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | 0.1935 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 0.1755 tonnes per person | 0.2511 tonnes per person | 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Canada was 0.2085 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2511 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Canada ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.