Canada vs China, mainland: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Canada
- China, mainland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 368,819 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 141,666 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times China, mainland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,565 1000 ha | 166,078 1000 ha | 194,487 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 362,612 1000 ha | 187,625 1000 ha | 174,987 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 367,400 1000 ha | 209,150 1000 ha | 158,250 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 368,843 1000 ha | 223,126 1000 ha | 145,718 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or China, mainland?
- Canada, at 368,819 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Canada and China, mainland?
- 141,666 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China, mainland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China, mainland rank globally for forest land — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 231 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.