Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada
Canada: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 2.11 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada stood at 2.11 percent.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada peaked at 2.85 percent in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.09 percent, in 2020.
Canada ranks 181st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 percent | 2.76 percent | 2.85 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 percent | 2.45 percent | 2.74 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 percent | 2.14 percent | 2.37 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 percent | 2.22 percent | 2.24 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 percent | 2.25 percent | 2.44 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 percent | 2.11 percent | 2.28 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 percent | 2.09 percent | 2.11 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Canada was 2.11 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 percent in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 percent in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Canada ranks 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).