Americas vs Canada: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 578,171 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 377,855 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.9 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th 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 | 600,033 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 377,325 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 575,703 1000 ha | 216,781 1000 ha | 358,922 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 548,923 1000 ha | 204,399 1000 ha | 344,524 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 543,624 1000 ha | 200,316 1000 ha | 343,308 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 578,171 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Americas and Canada?
- 377,855 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 primary forest — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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.