Canada vs India: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted

Canada
20.71 million hectares
in 2025
India
13.47 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
India rank
5th

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time

  • Canada
  • India
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 20.71 million hectares against 13.47 million hectares in India, a difference of 7.24 million hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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