Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada
Canada: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 42.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada is 42.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2000.
That places Canada 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2% | — |
| 2000 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.1% | 42.0% | 2 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0531 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0628 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -21.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Canada was 42.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Canada ranks 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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