Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Canada
Canada: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 20.71 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Canada recorded 20.71 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Canada peaked at 20.71 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.62 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Canada 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.77 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 13.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 million hectares | 14.14 million hectares | 18.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.57 million hectares | 18.44 million hectares | 20.71 million 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Canada?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Canada was 20.71 million 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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