Canada vs Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Canada
348,111 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe
954,869 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Europe rank
3rd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Europe
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072025

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.

Individual pages

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.