Canada vs China: Forest area
Canada
368.82 million hectares
in 2025
China
227.15 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
China rank
5th
Forest area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 368.82 million hectares against 227.15 million hectares in China, a difference of 141.67 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.