Canada vs Eastern Asia: Planted Forest — Area

Canada
20,708 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia
106,545 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Eastern Asia rank
3rd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Eastern Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 106,545 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 85,837 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 5.1 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 5th and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 6,770 1000 ha 62,438 1000 ha 55,668 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 11,531 1000 ha 76,936 1000 ha 65,405 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 16,064 1000 ha 93,056 1000 ha 76,993 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 19,575 1000 ha 104,259 1000 ha 84,684 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Canada or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 106,545 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Canada and Eastern Asia?
85,837 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Eastern Asia rank globally for planted forest — area?
Canada ranks 5th and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.