Forest land — Area in Canada
Canada: Forest land — Area was 368,819 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Canada is 368,819 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Canada peaked at 368,868 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 360,305 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Canada 5th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 360,777 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 360,730 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 360,683 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 360,636 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 360,588 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 360,541 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 360,494 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 360,447 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 360,399 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 360,352 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 360,305 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 360,818 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 361,330 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 361,843 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 362,355 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 362,868 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 363,381 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 363,893 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 364,406 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 364,918 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 365,431 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 365,944 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 366,456 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 366,969 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 367,482 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 367,994 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 368,169 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 368,344 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 368,518 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 368,693 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 368,868 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 368,858 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 368,848 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 368,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 368,829 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 368,819 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 368,819 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 640.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,565 1000 ha | 360,352 1000 ha | 360,777 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,612 1000 ha | 360,305 1000 ha | 364,918 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,400 1000 ha | 365,431 1000 ha | 368,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 368,843 1000 ha | 368,819 1000 ha | 368,868 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russia 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 4 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 6 United States 308,895 1000 ha compare
- 7 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Canada?
- Forest land — area in Canada was 368,819 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 368,868 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,305 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for forest land — area?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.