Agricultural production in Canada
According to FAOSTAT, Canada produced 63.7 million t of cereals (9th in the world), 2.4 million t of vegetables, 976,880 t of fruit, 5.2 million t of meat (14th in the world) and 10.0 million t of milk (19th in the world) in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were wheat (35.9 million t), rapeseed (19.2 million t) and maize (15.3 million t).
- Products recorded
- 106
- World #1
- 6
- products
- World top 10
- 36
- products
- Year
- 2024
Canada is the world’s largest producer of rapeseed, rapeseed or canola oil, oats, dry lentils, canary seed and 1 more products, and ranks second or third for 7 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in sugar beet (+149%), followed by dry beans (+55%).
Livestock numbers: 11.0 million cattle, 14.0 million pigs, 822,000 sheep and 30,007 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 63,660,405 | 9 | 2.03% | +23% |
| All milk | 9,960,207 | 19 | 1.01% | +23% |
| All roots and tubers | 6,511,540 | 30 | 0.69% | +15% |
| All pulses | 6,139,547 | 2 | 6.32% | −0.9% |
| All meat | 5,193,180 | 14 | 1.39% | +19% |
| All vegetables | 2,394,501 | 48 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| All sugar crops | 1,444,887 | 68 | 0.06% | +149% |
| All fruit | 976,880 | 90 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| All eggs | 658,814 | 24 | 0.66% | +39% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 35,938,839 | 5 | 4.5% | +22% |
| Rapeseed | 19,239,463 | 1 | 21.9% | +17% |
| Maize | 15,344,938 | 8 | 1.26% | +32% |
| Cow milk | 9,960,207 | 19 | 1.25% | +23% |
| Barley | 8,143,897 | 5 | 5.74% | +14% |
| Soybeans | 7,568,013 | 7 | 1.9% | +25% |
| Potatoes | 6,511,540 | 13 | 1.67% | +15% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 4,422,368 | 1 | 14.08% | +57% |
| Oats | 3,357,551 | 1 | 14.97% | +13% |
| Skim milk of cows | 3,223,525 | 13 | 2.26% | +14% |
| Peas, dry | 2,997,354 | 2 | 21.17% | −21% |
| Lentils, dry | 2,431,284 | 1 | 30.82% | +22% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 2,275,356 | 8 | 1.82% | +16% |
| Beer | 2,081,900 | 18 | 1.13% | +8.6% |
| Sugar beet | 1,444,887 | 23 | 0.49% | +149% |
| Chicken meat | 1,418,174 | 24 | 1.11% | +29% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 1,291,344 | 11 | 1.85% | +21% |
| Hen eggs | 658,814 | 24 | 0.7% | +39% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 569,350 | 9 | 2.48% | +24% |
| Tomatoes | 548,107 | 42 | 0.29% | +52% |
| Beans, dry | 424,141 | 16 | 1.4% | +55% |
| Rye | 420,925 | 7 | 3.63% | +94% |
| Apples | 386,368 | 31 | 0.39% | −5.7% |
| Carrots and turnips | 351,568 | 23 | 0.78% | +2.1% |
| Soya bean oil | 329,856 | 19 | 0.55% | +12% |
| Tallow | 318,100 | 4 | 3.86% | +26% |
| Onions, dry | 298,564 | 46 | 0.28% | +18% |
| Chick peas, dry | 286,768 | 7 | 1.7% | +133% |
| Linseed | 257,974 | 4 | 8.57% | −71% |
| Cream, fresh | 240,161 | 6 | 6.46% | −29% |
| Cranberries | 211,790 | 2 | 34.08% | +32% |
| Green maize | 198,739 | 13 | 2.1% | −9.9% |
| Mustard seed | 192,297 | 2 | 22.31% | −2.9% |
| Canary seed | 185,253 | 1 | 62.57% | +37% |
| Fat of pigs | 183,138 | 7 | 1.61% | +16% |
| Cabbages | 178,520 | 36 | 0.24% | 0.0% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 167,552 | 5 | 2.71% | +34% |
| Blueberries | 165,608 | 3 | 11.89% | −0.7% |
| Turkey meat | 158,699 | 7 | 3.12% | −5.5% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 154,357 | 67 | 0.05% | −11% |
| Mixed grain | 151,911 | 3 | 9.36% | −1.9% |
| Mushrooms | 148,569 | 8 | 0.29% | +22% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 133,192 | 10 | 1.62% | +16% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 128,448 | 37 | 0.37% | +0.4% |
| Butter of cow milk | 114,903 | 15 | 1.92% | +29% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 108,473 | 13 | 1.24% | +21% |
| Raw sugar | 106,327 | 73 | 0.06% | +0.3% |
| Margarine and shortening | 101,000 | 21 | 0.77% | −9.0% |
| Triticale | 100,594 | 16 | 0.81% | +198% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 82,101 | 15 | 1.74% | +9.0% |
| Grapes | 79,478 | 53 | 0.1% | −2.0% |
| Oil of maize | 79,300 | 6 | 2.58% | +36% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 77,502 | 24 | 0.27% | −5.6% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 66,560 | 26 | 0.25% | −4.3% |
| Wine | 62,732 | 26 | 0.26% | −10% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 62,291 | 48 | 0.14% | −5.8% |
| Cucumbers | 60,097 | 52 | 0.07% | −11% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 54,236 | 12 | 1.59% | +21% |
| Whey, dry | 53,497 | 15 | 1.62% | +200% |
| Other beans, green | 52,384 | 18 | 0.2% | −16% |
| Sunflower seed | 50,680 | 33 | 0.1% | −7.9% |
| Watermelons | 42,565 | 77 | 0.04% | +43% |
| Peas, green | 41,523 | 20 | 0.19% | −27% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 41,323 | 38 | 0.43% | +21% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 40,281 | 3 | 6.15% | +285% |
| Molasses | 40,000 | 67 | 0.05% | +167% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 36,293 | 12 | 1.26% | +66% |
| Honey | 35,460 | 12 | 1.78% | −8.7% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 32,600 | 34 | 0.14% | +46% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 30,599 | 15 | 1.12% | +22% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 27,780 | 23 | 0.46% | +0.1% |
| Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. | 26,870 | 4 | 4.07% | −9.4% |
| Strawberries | 26,139 | 30 | 0.24% | +16% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 20,807 | 46 | 0.07% | −24% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 18,554 | 10 | 2.48% | −19% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 18,376 | 29 | 0.76% | +9.3% |
| Hempseed | 17,551 | 1 | 64.02% | — |
| Sheep meat | 17,138 | 62 | 0.15% | +1.4% |
| Buckwheat | 16,497 | 10 | 0.84% | +4,014% |
| Melons | 13,912 | 62 | 0.05% | −29% |
| Skim milk, evaporated | 13,825 | 3 | 16.11% | +19% |
| Oil of linseed | 12,700 | 9 | 1.63% | +25% |
| Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel | 12,450 | 12 | 0.47% | +7.2% |
| Asparagus | 11,430 | 14 | 0.13% | +59% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 10,513 | 22 | 0.54% | +951% |
| Duck meat | 10,265 | 25 | 0.14% | +22% |
| Pears | 8,830 | 56 | 0.03% | −3.6% |
| Whole milk powder | 7,495 | 38 | 0.15% | +3.4% |
| Leeks | 7,198 | 25 | 0.34% | +93% |
| Cherries | 7,008 | 37 | 0.23% | −56% |
| Raspberries | 6,765 | 17 | 0.74% | −47% |
| Spinach | 6,567 | 35 | 0.02% | +7.6% |
| Sour cherries | 3,683 | 19 | 0.25% | −16% |
| Tea, packed | 3,515 | 40 | 0.05% | — |
| Plums | 3,387 | 66 | 0.03% | −16% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 2,653 | 22 | 0.17% | −1.0% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 2,434 | 60 | 0.11% | +1.5% |
| Green garlic | 2,077 | 71 | 0.01% | +78% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,855 | 10 | 1.95% | −19% |
| Skim milk, condensed | 1,706 | 9 | 0.18% | −49% |
| Wool, greasy | 1,177 | 55 | 0.07% | −8.7% |
| Goose meat | 996 | 13 | 0.02% | −3.9% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 651 | 79 | 0.03% | +1.4% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 583 | 59 | 0.09% | +1.6% |
| Apricots | 513 | 60 | 0.01% | −47% |
| Kiwi fruit | 28 | 26 | 0% | −13% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 173,164,000 | 32 | 0.63% | +3.7% |
| Pigs | 13,985,000 | 9 | 1.45% | +9.0% |
| Cattle | 10,985,000 | 31 | 0.7% | −8.8% |
| Turkeys | 5,646,000 | 10 | 2.32% | −0.9% |
| Ducks | 1,494,000 | 31 | 0.12% | +3.0% |
| Sheep | 822,000 | 83 | 0.06% | −4.5% |
| Bees | 745,945 | 18 | 0.73% | +7.1% |
| Horses | 400,306 | 24 | 0.71% | −1.9% |
| Geese | 335,000 | 15 | 0.09% | −4.3% |
| Goats | 30,007 | 136 | 0% | 0.0% |
| Mules and hinnies | 4,000 | 37 | 0.05% | 0.0% |
Canada among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Canada, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Canada had 39.7 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 904 | 97.8 | 9.2× |
| Rapeseed | 484 | 10.8 | 45.0× |
| Maize | 386 | 149 | 2.6× |
| Cow milk | 251 | 97.7 | 2.6× |
| Barley | 205 | 17.4 | 11.8× |
| Soybeans | 190 | 48.7 | 3.9× |
| Potatoes | 164 | 47.8 | 3.4× |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 111 | 3.85 | 28.9× |
| Oats | 84.5 | 2.75 | 30.7× |
| Skim milk of cows | 81.1 | 17.5 | 4.6× |
| Peas, dry | 75.4 | 1.73 | 43.5× |
| Lentils, dry | 61.2 | 0.97 | 63.3× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Canada reported exports of 166 and imports of 185 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of peas, dry; lentils, dry; rapeseed or canola oil, crude; canary seed; mustard seed; rape or colza seed and 1 more.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 25,549,815 | USD 7.29 bn | 0.29 | 2 of 102 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 3,554,677 | USD 4.22 bn | 1.19 | 1 of 73 |
| Rape or colza seed | 8,665,197 | USD 4.19 bn | 0.48 | 1 of 59 |
| Soya beans | 5,102,633 | USD 2.41 bn | 0.47 | 4 of 99 |
| Lentils, dry | 1,926,224 | USD 1.58 bn | 0.82 | 1 of 104 |
| Peas, dry | 2,614,863 | USD 1.10 bn | 0.42 | 1 of 103 |
| Barley | 2,570,841 | USD 638 m | 0.25 | 7 of 79 |
| Tomatoes | 238,531 | USD 586 m | 2.46 | 9 of 122 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | 294,636 | USD 578 m | 1.96 | 4 of 96 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 190,179 | USD 575 m | 3.03 | 6 of 125 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine | 377,930 | USD 2.01 bn | 5.33 | 7 of 192 |
| Coffee, green | 218,169 | USD 1.02 bn | 4.66 | 9 of 177 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | 1,611,309 | USD 821 m | 0.51 | 11 of 183 |
| Cocoa beans | 128,872 | USD 719 m | 5.58 | 8 of 108 |
| Maize (corn) | 2,400,227 | USD 636 m | 0.26 | 22 of 190 |
| Grapes | 189,968 | USD 578 m | 3.04 | 6 of 188 |
| Lettuce and chicory | 272,476 | USD 519 m | 1.91 | 2 of 155 |
| Bananas | 599,558 | USD 466 m | 0.78 | 11 of 139 |
| Soya bean oil | 465,549 | USD 460 m | 0.99 | 6 of 184 |
| Strawberries | 122,839 | USD 455 m | 3.71 | 2 of 146 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Canada?
By volume, the largest products of Canada in 2024 were wheat (35.9 million t), rapeseed (19.2 million t), maize (15.3 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Canada the world’s largest producer of anything?
Yes. In 2024 Canada was the world’s largest producer of 6 products: rapeseed, rapeseed or canola oil, crude, oats, lentils, dry, canary seed, hempseed.
How much wheat does Canada produce per person?
About 904 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.8 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Canada export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 7.29 bn), rapeseed or canola oil, crude (USD 4.22 bn), rape or colza seed (USD 4.19 bn), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Canada import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wine (USD 2.01 bn), coffee, green (USD 1.02 bn), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 821 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.