Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Canada
Canada: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 3.27 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Canada is 3.27 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Canada peaked at 3.44 million Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
Canada ranks 4th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.44 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 3.43 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.43 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.42 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.42 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.41 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.41 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.40 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.39 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.39 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.38 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.38 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.37 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.37 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.36 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.36 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.35 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.34 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.34 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.33 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.33 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.31 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.31 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.30 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.30 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.29 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.28 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.28 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.27 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.27 million Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 1305.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 million Square kilometres | 3.39 million Square kilometres | 3.44 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 million Square kilometres | 3.34 million Square kilometres | 3.38 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 million Square kilometres | 3.29 million Square kilometres | 3.33 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 million Square kilometres | 3.27 million Square kilometres | 3.29 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 OECD 9.77 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Ethiopia 155,074 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Türkiye 219,565 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Madagascar 120,782 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 7.96 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Brazil 4.81 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Viet Nam 103,510 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Latvia 29,396 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22,984 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Estonia 22,227 Square kilometres compare
- 5 United States 2.82 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 18,827 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Poland 20,540 Square kilometres compare
- 6 China 1.38 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 1.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Lithuania 15,854 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Fiji 9,410 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Canada?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Canada was 3.27 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 million Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata