Canada vs OECD (FAO): Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted

Canada
20.71 million hectares
in 2025
OECD (FAO)
118.70 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
OECD (FAO) rank
1st

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

  • Canada
  • OECD (FAO)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M199020072025

How they compare

OECD (FAO) currently reports 118.70 million hectares against 20.71 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 97.99 million hectares.

That makes OECD (FAO)'s figure about 5.7 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD (FAO) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and OECD (FAO) ranks 1st 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
Last refreshed