Canada vs United States: Forest area
Canada
368.82 million hectares
in 2025
United States
308.89 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 368.82 million hectares against 308.89 million hectares in United States, a difference of 59.92 million hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.