Canada vs World: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 3.82 million 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 3.48 million 1000 ha.
That makes World's figure about 11.0 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 222 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,795 1000 ha | 4.09 million 1000 ha | 3.73 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 3.97 million 1000 ha | 3.62 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 3.90 million 1000 ha | 3.55 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 3.84 million 1000 ha | 3.49 million 1000 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Canada or World?
- World, at 3.82 million 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Canada and World?
- 3.48 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.