How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
181st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2036 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.2036 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
Canada ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1718 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1618 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1791 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.176 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1721 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1619 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1397 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1271 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1289 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1409 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1563 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1742 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1786 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1723 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1832 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1768 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1607 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1502 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1679 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1756 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1876 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2036 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1954 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1996 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1795 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1612 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1384 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1311 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1131 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1414 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1513 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1542 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.155 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1746 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1767 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1879 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1774 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1775 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1585 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1493 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1341 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1344 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.128 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1212 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.129 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1284 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.128 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1225 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.119 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1051 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1108 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1039 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1694 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1791 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1518 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1271 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1786 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1773 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1502 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2036 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1525 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1131 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1996 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1635 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1341 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1879 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1253 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.119 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1344 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1047 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1108 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 178 Switzerland 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 179 Saudi Arabia 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mali 0.0996 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 182 Paraguay 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 183 Slovakia 0.092 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 184 Chad 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2036 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.