Canada vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Area

Canada
368,819 1000 ha
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean
947,026 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M199020072025

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 947,026 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 578,207 1000 ha.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.6 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 360,565 1000 ha 1.10 million 1000 ha 741,215 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 362,612 1000 ha 1.04 million 1000 ha 673,048 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 367,400 1000 ha 991,166 1000 ha 623,766 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 368,843 1000 ha 958,472 1000 ha 589,629 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 947,026 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean?
578,207 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for forest land — area?
Canada ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.