Share global forest in Canada
Canada: Share global forest was 8.91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.91
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
8.91
in 2025
All-time low
8.31
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 8.91 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Canada peaked at 8.91 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.31, in 1990.
That places Canada 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.31 | — |
| 1991 | 8.33 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.35 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.36 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.38 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.4 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.42 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.44 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.46 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.48 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.5 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.52 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.54 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.56 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.58 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.62 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.64 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.66 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.68 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.74 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.76 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.78 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.81 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.82 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.83 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.84 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.86 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.87 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.88 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.89 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.9 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8.91 | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 845.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.39 | 8.31 | 8.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.59 | 8.5 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 | 8.7 | 8.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 8.86 | 8.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russia 20.11 compare
- 2 Brazil 11.74 compare
- 4 United States 7.46 compare
- 5 China 5.49 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.36 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4351 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.5976 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Canada?
- Share global forest in Canada was 8.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for share global forest?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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