Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada
Canada: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 8.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 157 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 2015
All-time low
5.24
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada stood at 8.5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada peaked at 8.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.24, in 2000.
Canada ranks 120th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 | 5.24 | 5.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.44 | 8.13 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 117 United Kingdom 9.19 compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 9.06 compare
- 119 Haiti 8.74 compare
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 8.47 compare
- 122 Denmark 8.39 compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 8.29 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Canada was 8.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Canada ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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