Americas vs Canada: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Americas
1.56 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada
348,111 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
2nd
Canada rank
4th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Canada
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072025

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.56 million 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 1.21 million 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.5 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 1.73 million 1000 ha 353,795 1000 ha 1.38 million 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.66 million 1000 ha 351,080 1000 ha 1.31 million 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.61 million 1000 ha 351,336 1000 ha 1.26 million 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.57 million 1000 ha 349,268 1000 ha 1.22 million 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Americas or Canada?
Americas, at 1.56 million 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Americas and Canada?
1.21 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and Canada rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.