Brazil vs Canada: Forest area
Brazil
486,087 ha th
in 2025
Canada
368,819 ha th
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
Canada rank
3rd
Forest area over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 486,087 ha th against 368,819 ha th in Canada, a difference of 117,268 ha th.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 618,443 ha th | 360,777 ha th | 257,666 ha th | Brazil |
| 2000s | 560,720 ha th | 360,305 ha th | 200,415 ha th | Brazil |
| 2010s | 520,298 ha th | 366,712 ha th | 153,586 ha th | Brazil |
| 2020s | 494,227 ha th | 368,844 ha th | 125,384 ha th | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 486,087 ha th against 368,819 ha th in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Brazil and Canada?
- 117,268 ha th, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for forest area?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
- 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.