Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
132nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0162 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Canada 132nd out of 168 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0162 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0177 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0191 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0202 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0223 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.023 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.023 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0261 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0289 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0283 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0295 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0302 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.031 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0367 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0361 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0366 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0357 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0454 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0462 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.046 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0479 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0484 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0568 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.057 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0587 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0604 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0629 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0665 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0686 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0726 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0724 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0713 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.071 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0726 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0722 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0743 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0745 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0741 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0744 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0747 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0752 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0791 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0817 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0851 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0872 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.089 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0869 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0903 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0925 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0204 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0261 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0302 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0271 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0404 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0357 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0462 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0557 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0479 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0665 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0724 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0686 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0745 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0797 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0742 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.089 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.091 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0869 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 129 North Macedonia 0.1114 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 130 Rwanda 0.1019 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 131 Australia 0.096 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mali 0.0722 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0685 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Zambia 0.0668 1000 An 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0942 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 1000 An per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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
Meat, Poultry — 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.