Annual change in forest area in Canada
Canada: Annual change in forest area was -9,819 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Canada stood at -9,819 hectares.
The figure is down 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Canada peaked at 512,606 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -47,225 hectares, in 1991.
Canada ranks 193rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -47,225 hectares | -47,225 hectares | -47,225 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 456,623 hectares | -47,225 hectares | 512,606 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 377,468 hectares | 174,762 hectares | 512,606 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,945 hectares | -9,819 hectares | 174,762 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Canada?
- Annual change in forest area in Canada was -9,819 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 512,606 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -47,225 hectares in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for annual change in forest area?
- Canada ranks 193rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.