Canada vs Eastern Europe: Primary Forest — Area

Canada
200,316 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Europe
307,500 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Eastern Europe rank
5th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Eastern Europe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 307,500 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 107,184 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Eastern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 222,708 1000 ha 302,082 1000 ha 79,374 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 216,781 1000 ha 303,696 1000 ha 86,915 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 204,399 1000 ha 305,701 1000 ha 101,302 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 200,316 1000 ha 307,056 1000 ha 106,740 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Canada or Eastern Europe?
Eastern Europe, at 307,500 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Canada and Eastern Europe?
107,184 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Eastern Europe rank globally for primary forest — area?
Canada ranks 4th and Eastern Europe ranks 5th 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.