Canada vs Northern America: Planted Forest — Area

Canada
20,708 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern America
48,131 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Northern America rank
7th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 48,131 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 27,423 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 2.3 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th of 191 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,770 1000 ha 26,788 1000 ha 20,018 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 11,531 1000 ha 35,443 1000 ha 23,912 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 16,064 1000 ha 42,407 1000 ha 26,344 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 19,575 1000 ha 47,018 1000 ha 27,443 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 48,131 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Canada and Northern America?
27,423 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for planted forest — area?
Canada ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th 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.