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Land area in Canada

Land area in Canada was 8,788,700 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

2024, km²8,788,700
Change on 20230%
Rank4th of 214Countries ranked
Series high8,965,5901961
Series low8,788,7002021

Land area in Canada, 1961 to 2024

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8.75M8.8M8.85M8.9M8.95M9M19611971198119912001201120241961: 8,965,590 km²1962: 8,965,590 km²1963: 8,965,590 km²1964: 8,965,590 km²1965: 8,965,590 km²1966: 8,965,590 km²1967: 8,965,590 km²1968: 8,965,590 km²1969: 8,965,590 km²1970: 8,965,590 km²1971: 8,965,590 km²1972: 8,965,590 km²1973: 8,965,590 km²1974: 8,965,590 km²1975: 8,965,590 km²1976: 8,965,590 km²1977: 8,965,590 km²1978: 8,965,590 km²1979: 8,965,590 km²1980: 8,965,590 km²1981: 8,965,590 km²1982: 8,965,590 km²1983: 8,965,590 km²1984: 8,965,590 km²1985: 8,965,590 km²1986: 8,965,590 km²1987: 8,965,590 km²1988: 8,965,590 km²1989: 8,965,590 km²1990: 8,965,590 km²1991: 8,965,590 km²1992: 8,965,590 km²1993: 8,965,590 km²1994: 8,965,590 km²1995: 8,965,590 km²1996: 8,965,590 km²1997: 8,965,590 km²1998: 8,965,590 km²1999: 8,965,590 km²2000: 8,965,590 km²2001: 8,965,590 km²2002: 8,965,590 km²2003: 8,965,590 km²2004: 8,965,590 km²2005: 8,965,590 km²2006: 8,965,590 km²2007: 8,965,590 km²2008: 8,965,590 km²2009: 8,965,590 km²2010: 8,965,590 km²2011: 8,965,590 km²2012: 8,965,590 km²2013: 8,965,590 km²2014: 8,965,590 km²2015: 8,965,590 km²2016: 8,965,590 km²2017: 8,965,590 km²2018: 8,965,590 km²2019: 8,965,590 km²2020: 8,965,590 km²2021: 8,788,700 km²2022: 8,788,700 km²2023: 8,788,700 km²2024: 8,788,700 km²
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodkm²
20248,788,700
20238,788,700
20228,788,700
20218,788,700
20208,965,590
20198,965,590
20188,965,590
20178,965,590
20168,965,590
20158,965,590
20148,965,590
20138,965,590
20128,965,590
20118,965,590
20108,965,590
20098,965,590
20088,965,590
20078,965,590
20068,965,590
20058,965,590
20048,965,590
20038,965,590
20028,965,590
20018,965,590
20008,965,590
19998,965,590
19988,965,590
19978,965,590
19968,965,590
19958,965,590
19948,965,590
19938,965,590
19928,965,590
19918,965,590
19908,965,590
19898,965,590
19888,965,590
19878,965,590
19868,965,590
19858,965,590
19848,965,590
19838,965,590
19828,965,590
19818,965,590
19808,965,590
19798,965,590
19788,965,590
19778,965,590
19768,965,590
19758,965,590
19748,965,590
19738,965,590
19728,965,590
19718,965,590
19708,965,590
19698,965,590
19688,965,590
19678,965,590
19668,965,590
19658,965,590
19648,965,590
19638,965,590
19628,965,590
19618,965,590

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Definition

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the land area in Canada?

Land area in Canada was 8,788,700 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest land area in Canada?

8,965,590 km² in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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