Canada vs OECD: Land use hidden — Forest

Canada
3.47 million Square kilometres
in 2023
OECD
11.64 million Square kilometres
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Land use hidden — Forest over time

  • Canada
  • OECD
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 11.64 million Square kilometres against 3.47 million Square kilometres in Canada, a difference of 8.17 million Square kilometres.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.4 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 199 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 3.48 million Square kilometres 10.78 million Square kilometres 7.30 million Square kilometres OECD
2000s 3.48 million Square kilometres 11.53 million Square kilometres 8.06 million Square kilometres OECD
2010s 3.47 million Square kilometres 11.61 million Square kilometres 8.14 million Square kilometres OECD
2020s 3.47 million Square kilometres 11.63 million Square kilometres 8.17 million Square kilometres OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Canada or OECD?
OECD, at 11.64 million Square kilometres against 3.47 million Square kilometres in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between Canada and OECD?
8.17 million Square kilometres, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and OECD rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
Canada ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata