Share of annual global forest expansion in Canada
Canada: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion 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
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Canada stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Canada peaked at 8.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Canada ranks 13th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 annual global forest expansion in Canada?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Canada was 0.8% 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 annual global forest expansion recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.