Grassland organic soils — Area in Canada
Canada: Grassland organic soils — Area was 155,269 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area in Canada stood at 155,269 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Canada peaked at 155,269 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 145,445 ha, in 2008.
That places Canada 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146,732 ha | — |
| 1991 | 146,732 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 146,732 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 146,729 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 146,717 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 147,284 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 147,051 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 147,159 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 147,392 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 147,917 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 146,967 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 146,927 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 147,240 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 146,953 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 147,043 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 146,448 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 145,997 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 145,598 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 145,445 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 145,752 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 146,519 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 147,082 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 147,437 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 147,699 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 147,877 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 148,305 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 148,765 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 149,010 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 152,124 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 154,303 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 154,777 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 154,937 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 155,269 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 155,269 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 155,269 ha | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 155,269 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 139.27 ha, 1114.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,044 ha | 146,717 ha | 147,917 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,437 ha | 145,445 ha | 147,240 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,912 ha | 146,519 ha | 154,303 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,104 ha | 154,777 ha | 155,269 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Canada?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Canada was 155,269 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 155,269 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,445 ha in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.