Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.0008 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Canada 102nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0008 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +77.3% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 99 Australia 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Libya 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Sweden 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Mozambique 0.0008 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Belize 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Finland 0.0004 ha 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Canada rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 102nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 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.