Canada vs Northern America: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 677,716 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 308,897 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.8 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 8th of 249 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,565 1000 ha | 663,506 1000 ha | 302,942 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 362,612 1000 ha | 668,484 1000 ha | 305,872 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 367,400 1000 ha | 676,917 1000 ha | 309,517 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 368,843 1000 ha | 677,920 1000 ha | 309,077 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 677,716 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Canada and Northern America?
- 308,897 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for forest land — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 8th of 249 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.