Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Australia and New Zealand
139,374 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada
348,111 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Canada rank
4th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Canada
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 348,111 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 208,737 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 140,428 1000 ha 353,795 1000 ha 213,367 1000 ha Canada
2000s 138,093 1000 ha 351,080 1000 ha 212,988 1000 ha Canada
2010s 137,836 1000 ha 351,336 1000 ha 213,500 1000 ha Canada
2020s 139,210 1000 ha 349,268 1000 ha 210,058 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
Canada, at 348,111 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
208,737 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 206 countries.
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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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.