Land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada
Canada: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2194 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada is 0.2194 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.4907 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2194 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 10th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4907 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4817 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4728 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4639 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4556 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4472 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4392 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4322 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4264 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4204 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4082 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4035 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3986 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3931 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3874 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3823 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3779 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3741 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3705 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3657 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3612 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.357 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3534 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3501 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3469 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3435 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.339 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3346 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3287 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3238 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3198 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.316 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3126 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3092 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.306 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3028 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2998 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2973 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2949 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2922 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.289 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2859 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2833 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2807 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2781 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2753 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2726 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2697 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2666 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2636 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2611 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2583 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2556 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.253 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2511 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2483 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2453 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2418 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2383 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2358 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2298 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2256 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2194 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4566 sq. km per person | 0.4264 sq. km per person | 0.4907 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3916 sq. km per person | 0.3705 sq. km per person | 0.4204 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.348 sq. km per person | 0.3287 sq. km per person | 0.3657 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3082 sq. km per person | 0.2949 sq. km per person | 0.3238 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2793 sq. km per person | 0.2666 sq. km per person | 0.2922 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2516 sq. km per person | 0.2383 sq. km per person | 0.2636 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2277 sq. km per person | 0.2194 sq. km per person | 0.2358 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.2052 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.1328 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.1209 sq. km per person 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Canada was 0.2194 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4907 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2194 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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.
About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.