Primary Forest — Area in Canada
Canada: Primary Forest — Area was 200,316 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 200,316 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Canada peaked at 222,708 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 200,316 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Canada 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 222,708 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 221,391 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 220,074 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 218,757 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 217,439 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 216,122 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 214,805 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 213,488 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 212,171 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 210,853 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 209,536 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 208,219 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 206,902 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 205,585 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 204,268 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 202,950 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 202,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 201,897 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 201,370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 200,843 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 200,316 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 200,316 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 33865.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222,708 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,781 1000 ha | 210,853 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,399 1000 ha | 200,843 1000 ha | 209,536 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,316 1000 ha | 200,316 1000 ha | 200,316 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 primary forest — area in Canada?
- Primary forest — area in Canada was 200,316 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 222,708 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,316 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for primary forest — area?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.