Canada vs India: Planted Forest — Area

Canada
20,708 1000 ha
in 2025
India
13,472 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
India rank
6th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • India
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 20,708 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India, a difference of 7,236 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
1990s 6,770 1000 ha 10,945 1000 ha 4,175 1000 ha India
2000s 11,531 1000 ha 11,479 1000 ha 52.71 1000 ha Canada
2010s 16,064 1000 ha 12,138 1000 ha 3,925 1000 ha Canada
2020s 19,575 1000 ha 13,368 1000 ha 6,207 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Canada or India?
Canada, at 20,708 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Canada and India?
7,236 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and India rank globally for planted forest — area?
Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 6th 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.