Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded -0.0% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2000.
That places Canada 144th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Canada was -0.0% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 144th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.