Peas, dry — Area harvested in Canada
Canada: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 1.28 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.28 million ha for peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Canada peaked at 2.04 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19,101 ha, in 1967.
That places Canada 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,830 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,032 ha | -25.3% |
| 1963 | 21,530 ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 30,715 ha | +42.7% |
| 1965 | 23,836 ha | -22.4% |
| 1966 | 24,806 ha | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 19,101 ha | -23.0% |
| 1968 | 21,408 ha | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 29,380 ha | +37.2% |
| 1970 | 34,762 ha | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 32,698 ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 27,356 ha | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 26,749 ha | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 31,767 ha | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 30,600 ha | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 24,685 ha | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 34,400 ha | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 39,200 ha | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 43,600 ha | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 49,300 ha | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 59,500 ha | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 78,500 ha | +31.9% |
| 1983 | 64,400 ha | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 74,500 ha | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 74,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 131,400 ha | +76.4% |
| 1987 | 236,700 ha | +80.1% |
| 1988 | 271,100 ha | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 149,600 ha | -44.8% |
| 1990 | 123,400 ha | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 198,400 ha | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 259,000 ha | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 467,400 ha | +80.5% |
| 1994 | 683,900 ha | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 791,100 ha | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 520,000 ha | -34.3% |
| 1997 | 847,800 ha | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million ha | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 835,100 ha | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million ha | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million ha | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 979,200 ha | -52.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million ha | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million ha | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 974,000 ha | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million ha | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million ha | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million ha | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million ha | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million ha | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million ha | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million ha | +6.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.28 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,700 ha, 100.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,182 ha | 19,101 ha | 30,715 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,582 ha | 24,685 ha | 43,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,950 ha | 49,300 ha | 271,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,460 ha | 123,400 ha | 1.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million ha | 979,200 ha | 2.04 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million ha | 974,000 ha | 1.71 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 1.68 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 USSR 4.15 million ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 1.47 million ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 29,234 ha compare
- 4 China 933,395 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 933,395 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 17,811 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,736 ha compare
- 6 India 771,985 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 peas, dry — area harvested in Canada?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Canada was 1.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,101 ha in 1967.
- How does Canada rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peas, dry — 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.