Canada vs China: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 348,111 1000 ha against 134,550 1000 ha in China, a difference of 213,561 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.6 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 7th of 222 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,795 1000 ha | 117,120 1000 ha | 236,675 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 124,472 1000 ha | 226,608 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 130,038 1000 ha | 221,299 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 132,800 1000 ha | 216,468 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 348,111 1000 ha against 134,550 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Canada and China?
- 213,561 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 7th of 222 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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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.