Canada vs Eastern Europe: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Canada
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 879,473 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 510,654 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,565 1000 ha | 859,264 1000 ha | 498,699 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 362,612 1000 ha | 860,749 1000 ha | 498,137 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 367,400 1000 ha | 869,372 1000 ha | 501,972 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 368,843 1000 ha | 877,111 1000 ha | 508,268 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 879,473 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 510,654 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Eastern Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and Eastern Europe 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.