Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Canada
Canada: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0038 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0038 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0141 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Canada 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0063 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.006 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.005 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0105 ha per person | +142.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0123 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.012 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.012 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.012 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 ha per person | -61.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.004 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0038 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +142.1% | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person |
| 2010 | -61.7% | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Canada?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Canada was 0.0038 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.