Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Canada
Canada: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 2,144 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Canada stood at 2,144 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Canada peaked at 7,680 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,144 ha, in 2024.
Canada ranks 45th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,680 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,640 ha | -26.6% |
| 1963 | 5,930 ha | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 7,150 ha | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 4,000 ha | -44.1% |
| 1966 | 4,900 ha | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 3,970 ha | -19.0% |
| 1968 | 4,780 ha | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 4,140 ha | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 5,480 ha | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 6,288 ha | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 4,230 ha | -32.7% |
| 1973 | 4,900 ha | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 5,630 ha | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 6,520 ha | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 5,400 ha | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 4,710 ha | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 4,650 ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,650 ha | -21.5% |
| 1980 | 4,800 ha | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 3,450 ha | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 4,200 ha | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 4,700 ha | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 3,800 ha | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 5,200 ha | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 3,900 ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 5,100 ha | +30.8% |
| 1988 | 4,950 ha | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 4,063 ha | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 4,085 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4,109 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4,116 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4,120 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,129 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,024 ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,607 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,377 ha | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 3,217 ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3,102 ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 3,072 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3,161 ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,088 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3,275 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3,197 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,831 ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 3,031 ha | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3,257 ha | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 3,170 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,413 ha | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 2,553 ha | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3,014 ha | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 2,930 ha | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,876 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,838 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,752 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,674 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,551 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2,555 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,433 ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2,338 ha | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,494 ha | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2,489 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,492 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,144 ha | -14.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,144 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 601 ha, 3.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,354 ha | 3,970 ha | 7,680 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,146 ha | 3,650 ha | 6,520 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,416 ha | 3,450 ha | 5,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,789 ha | 3,102 ha | 4,129 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,050 ha | 2,413 ha | 3,275 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,718 ha | 2,433 ha | 3,014 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,391 ha | 2,144 ha | 2,494 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 2,441 ha compare
- 43 Bulgaria 2,320 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,181 ha compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 2,063 ha compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 1,932 ha compare
- 48 Colombia 1,898 ha 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 peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Canada?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Canada was 2,144 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7,680 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,144 ha in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- Canada ranks 45th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.