Share of global annual deforestation in Canada
Canada: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.6% for share of global annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Canada peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Canada ranks 25th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 share of global annual deforestation in Canada?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Canada was 0.6% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.