Canada vs United States of America: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 27,423 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 6,715 1000 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 8th of 174 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,770 1000 ha | 20,018 1000 ha | 13,248 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11,531 1000 ha | 23,912 1000 ha | 12,380 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2010s | 16,064 1000 ha | 26,344 1000 ha | 10,280 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2020s | 19,575 1000 ha | 27,442 1000 ha | 7,868 1000 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 27,423 1000 ha against 20,708 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Canada and United States of America?
- 6,715 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 8th of 174 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
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.