Cropland organic soils — Area in Canada
Canada: Cropland organic soils — Area was 1.22 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.22 million ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Canada peaked at 1.22 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million ha, in 1994.
Canada ranks 5th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 million ha | 1.15 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 1.21 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Canada?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Canada was 1.22 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million ha in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.