Land area (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 8788700 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Land area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Canada was reported at 4.4306 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Forest area (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 3468541 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Forest area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This table contains 173 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...).

Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 4.350 Person/sq km in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.239 Person/sq km for 2020. Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 3.127 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2021, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.350 Person/sq km in 2021 and a record low of 2.038 Person/sq km in 1961. Canada CA: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.;Weighted average;

In 2022, Canada had a population density of about 4.43 people per square kilometer. The country has one of the lowest population densities in the world, as the total population is very small in relation to the dimensions of the land. Canada has a relatively stable population size, consistently with a growth of around one percent compared to the previous year. A small population in a large territory In terms of total area, Canada is the second largest country in the world. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Pacific to the Atlantic and northward to the Arctic Ocean, and this in total covers about 9.9 million square miles. The most densely populated area of Canada is what’s known as the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Canada has a degree of urbanization of around 81 percent, because most Canadians prefer to live in cities where opportunities for work and leisure are in close proximity to each other and conditions are less rough.

Canada CA: Rural Land Area data was reported at 9,197,138.473 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,198,346.026 sq km for 2000. Canada CA: Rural Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 9,198,346.026 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,199,344.420 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 9,197,138.473 sq km in 2015. Canada CA: Rural Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.;Sum;

Canada: Land area in sq. km: The latest value from 2022 is 8788700 sq. km, unchanged from 8788700 sq. km in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 673036 sq. km, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1961 to 2022 is 8959884 sq. km. The minimum value, 8788700 sq. km, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 8965590 sq. km was recorded in 1961.

Agricultural land (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 569910 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Agricultural land (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Canada Land Use: Total Area data was reported at 15,634,410.000 sq km in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 15,634,410.000 sq km for 2021. Canada Land Use: Total Area data is updated yearly, averaging 15,640,500.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2022, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,640,500.000 sq km in 2020 and a record low of 15,634,410.000 sq km in 2022. Canada Land Use: Total Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Use: OECD Member: Annual.

This table contains 173 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...).

Canada: Agricultural land, sq. km.: The latest value from 2021 is 569910 sq. km., a decline from 571174 sq. km. in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 245857 sq. km., based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1961 to 2021 is 610419 sq. km.. The minimum value, 569910 sq. km., was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 637010 sq. km. was recorded in 1966.

Canada Land Cover: Shrubland: Total data was reported at 362,293.000 sq km th in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 352,913.000 sq km th for 2015. Canada Land Cover: Shrubland: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 345,585.000 sq km th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 362,293.000 sq km th in 2020 and a record low of 342,843.000 sq km th in 2000. Canada Land Cover: Shrubland: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Cover: OECD Member: Annual.

Surface area (sq. km) in Canada was reported at 15634410 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Surface area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Contained within the Atlas of Canada Poster Map Series, is a poster showing population density across Canada. There is a relief base to the map on top of which is shown all populated areas of Canada where the population density is great than 0.4 persons per square kilometer. This area is then divided into five colour classes of population density based on Statistics Canada's census divisions.

Census data reveals that population density varies noticeably from area to area. Small area census data do a better job depicting where the crowded neighborhoods are. In this map, the yellow areas of highest density range from 30,000 to 150,000 persons per square kilometer. In those areas, if the people were spread out evenly across the area, there would be just 4 to 9 meters between them. Very high density areas exceed 7,000 persons per square kilometer. High density areas exceed 5,200 persons per square kilometer. The last categories break at 3,330 persons per square kilometer, and 1,500 persons per square kilometer.This dataset is comprised of multiple sources. All of the demographic data are from Michael Bauer Research with the exception of the following countries:Australia: Esri Australia and MapData ServicesCanada: Esri Canada and EnvironicsFrance: Esri FranceGermany: Esri Germany and NexigaIndia: Esri India and IndicusJapan: Esri JapanSouth Korea: Esri Korea and OPENmateSpain: Esri España and AISUnited States: Esri Demographics

Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 59,244.934 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59,298.971 sq km for 2000. Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 59,298.971 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59,319.140 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 59,244.934 sq km in 2015. Canada CA: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Sum;

This table presents the 2021 and 2016 population and dwelling counts, land area and population density for Canada, the provinces and the territories. It also shows the percentage change in the population and dwelling counts between 2016 and 2021.

Canada Land Cover: Bare Area: Total data was reported at 3,869,629.000 sq km th in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,871,863.000 sq km th for 2015. Canada Land Cover: Bare Area: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 3,871,042.000 sq km th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,881,705.000 sq km th in 2000 and a record low of 3,865,049.000 sq km th in 2010. Canada Land Cover: Bare Area: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Cover: OECD Member: Annual.

Estimated number of persons by quarter of a year and by year, Canada, provinces and territories.