Forest land — Share in Land area in Canada
Canada: Forest land — Share in Land area was 41.97 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 41.97 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Canada peaked at 41.97 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.19 %, in 1999.
Canada ranks 90th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 40.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.21 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 40.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.2 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 40.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 40.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.97 % | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 41.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.97 % | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 41.97 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.21 % | 40.19 % | 40.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.44 % | 40.19 % | 40.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.98 % | 40.76 % | 41.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8 % | 41.14 % | 41.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 87 French Polynesia 42.45 % compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21 % compare
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.15 % compare
- 91 Myanmar 41.96 % compare
- 92 Mozambique 41.34 % compare
- 93 North Macedonia 40.81 % 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 — share in land area in Canada?
- Forest land — share in land area in Canada was 41.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41.97 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.19 % in 1999.
- How does Canada rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Canada ranks 90th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 — Share in 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.