Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 368,819 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 224,954 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143,412 1000 ha | 360,565 1000 ha | 217,152 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 141,976 1000 ha | 362,612 1000 ha | 220,636 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 142,135 1000 ha | 367,400 1000 ha | 225,265 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 143,561 1000 ha | 368,843 1000 ha | 225,282 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
- Canada, at 368,819 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 224,954 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.