Canada vs United States: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 348,111 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 66,639 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 240 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,795 1000 ha | 282,921 1000 ha | 70,874 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 281,957 1000 ha | 69,124 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 283,171 1000 ha | 68,166 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 281,632 1000 ha | 67,636 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 348,111 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Canada and United States?
- 66,639 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 240 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.