Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Canada
Canada: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 348,111 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Canada is 348,111 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Canada peaked at 356,156 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 348,111 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Canada 4th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,795 1000 ha | 351,434 1000 ha | 356,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 350,909 1000 ha | 351,252 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 350,686 1000 ha | 351,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 348,111 1000 ha | 350,426 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 OECD 1.00 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 811,833 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 476,873 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 139,374 1000 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,058 1000 ha compare
- 7 China 134,550 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 134,550 1000 ha 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Canada?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Canada was 348,111 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 356,156 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,111 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.