Canada vs China: Share of global forest area

Canada

8.9%

in 2025

China

5.5%

in 2025

Canada rank

3rd

China rank

5th

Share of global forest area over time

Canada currently reports 8.9% against 5.5% in China, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times China's.

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

Canada ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Share of global forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.