Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Canada
Canada: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Canada is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Canada peaked at 1.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 130th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +84.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -15.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +84.7% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Canada?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Canada was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Canada ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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