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Canada · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

148th of 196 · 1st in N. America*
Agriculture shareCanada's agriculture share fell from 2.3 % in 1997 to 1.9 % in 2022.200020052010201520201%2%2%2%2%2%3%1.9 %

Canada's agriculture share fell from 2.3 % in 1997 to 1.9 % in 2022.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

171st of 182 · 2nd in N. America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Canada's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 3.1 % in 1996 to 1.1 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020250%1%2%3%1.1 %

Canada's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 3.1 % in 1996 to 1.1 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

70th of 197 · 1st in N. America
Resource rentsCanada's resource rents rose from 2.4 % in 1992 to 4.9 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%4.9 %

Canada's resource rents rose from 2.4 % in 1992 to 4.9 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

190th of 209 · 2nd in N. America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Canada's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 6.8 % in 1994 to 6.5 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520206%7%7%7%6.5 %

Canada's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 6.8 % in 1994 to 6.5 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

142nd of 206 · 3rd in N. America
Arable land (% of land area)Canada's arable land (% of land area) fell from 4.6 % in 1994 to 4.3 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520204%4%5%4.3 %

Canada's arable land (% of land area) fell from 4.6 % in 1994 to 4.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

3rd of 206 · 1st in N. America
Arable land (hectares per person)Canada's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 1 ha in 1994 to 1 ha in 2023.19952000200520102015202011.21.41 ha

Canada's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 1 ha in 1994 to 1 ha in 2023.

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