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 83rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 80 French Polynesia 42.45 % compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21 % compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.15 % compare
- 84 Myanmar 41.96 % compare
- 85 Mozambique 41.34 % compare
- 86 North Macedonia 40.81 % compare
More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (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 83rd out of 231 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.