Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.22 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada is 1.22 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 1.59 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5635 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Canada 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5635 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.876 ha per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9637 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9969 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9715 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.961 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9253 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9539 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.22 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +55.5% | 0.5635 ha per square kilometre | 0.876 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -50.0% | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 0.5635 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.5635 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.961 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.9253 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 49 Australia 1.37 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Egypt 1.34 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Sweden 1.25 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.2 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Paraguay 1.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.12 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada was 1.22 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5635 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.