Canada vs Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Canada
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 954,869 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 606,758 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and Europe ranks 3rd of 222 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,795 1000 ha | 932,993 1000 ha | 579,198 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 935,958 1000 ha | 584,878 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 943,409 1000 ha | 592,072 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 952,230 1000 ha | 602,962 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Canada or Europe?
- Europe, at 954,869 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Canada and Europe?
- 606,758 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and Europe ranks 3rd 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.