Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada
Canada: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.3789 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada is 0.3789 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.856 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3789 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.856 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8403 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8247 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8093 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7948 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7802 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7662 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.754 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7438 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7335 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7122 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7039 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6954 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6857 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6758 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.667 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6592 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6527 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6463 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.638 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6302 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6227 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6166 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6108 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6052 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5992 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5914 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5838 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5734 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5648 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5578 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5513 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5453 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5393 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5338 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5282 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.523 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5187 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5145 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5097 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5042 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4988 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4943 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4897 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4851 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4802 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4756 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4704 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4651 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4599 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4555 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4506 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4458 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4414 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4381 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4331 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.428 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4219 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4158 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4113 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4088 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4014 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3904 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3789 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3789 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 44.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 0.7438 sq. km per person | 0.856 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 0.6463 sq. km per person | 0.7335 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 0.5734 sq. km per person | 0.638 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 0.5145 sq. km per person | 0.5648 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 0.4651 sq. km per person | 0.5097 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.439 sq. km per person | 0.4158 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3982 sq. km per person | 0.3789 sq. km per person | 0.4113 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.914 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.35 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Canada was 0.3789 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.856 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3789 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.