Americas vs Canada: Forest area
Americas
1.62 million ha th
in 2025
Canada
368,819 ha th
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
Canada rank
3rd
Forest area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million ha th against 368,819 ha th in Canada, a difference of 1.26 million ha th.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.4 times Canada's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million ha th | 360,777 ha th | 1.44 million ha th | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.72 million ha th | 360,305 ha th | 1.36 million ha th | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million ha th | 366,712 ha th | 1.31 million ha th | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha th | 368,844 ha th | 1.27 million ha th | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 1.62 million ha th against 368,819 ha th in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Americas and Canada?
- 1.26 million ha th, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for forest area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.