Brazil vs Canada: Primary Forest — Area

Brazil
224,502 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada
200,316 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Canada rank
4th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 224,502 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 24,186 1000 ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

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

Brazil ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 256,999 1000 ha 222,708 1000 ha 34,291 1000 ha Brazil
2000s 244,392 1000 ha 216,781 1000 ha 27,612 1000 ha Brazil
2010s 233,375 1000 ha 204,399 1000 ha 28,975 1000 ha Brazil
2020s 226,410 1000 ha 200,316 1000 ha 26,094 1000 ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil, at 224,502 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Brazil and Canada?
24,186 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for primary forest — area?
Brazil ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 169 countries.
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

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.