Americas vs Canada: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 67,144 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 46,436 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.2 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Canada ranks 5th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,978 1000 ha | 6,770 1000 ha | 28,208 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 47,349 1000 ha | 11,531 1000 ha | 35,818 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 59,899 1000 ha | 16,064 1000 ha | 43,835 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 65,871 1000 ha | 19,575 1000 ha | 46,296 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 67,144 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Americas and Canada?
- 46,436 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Canada ranks 5th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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.