Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Canada

Canada: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 106,875 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
106,875 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 224 countries
All-time high
110,470 1000 ha
in 1992
All-time low
105,976 1000 ha
in 2009
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Canada, 1992–2022

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1992200720221992: 110.5k 1000 ha1993: 110.5k 1000 ha1994: 110.5k 1000 ha1995: 109.9k 1000 ha1996: 109.7k 1000 ha1997: 109.5k 1000 ha1998: 109.2k 1000 ha1999: 108.7k 1000 ha2000: 108.1k 1000 ha2001: 107.6k 1000 ha2002: 107.4k 1000 ha2003: 107.4k 1000 ha2004: 107.1k 1000 ha2005: 106.9k 1000 ha2006: 106.6k 1000 ha2007: 106.4k 1000 ha2008: 106.2k 1000 ha2009: 106.0k 1000 ha2010: 106.2k 1000 ha2011: 106.3k 1000 ha2012: 106.5k 1000 ha2013: 106.5k 1000 ha2014: 106.7k 1000 ha2015: 106.9k 1000 ha2016: 106.9k 1000 ha2017: 106.9k 1000 ha2018: 106.9k 1000 ha2019: 106.9k 1000 ha2020: 106.7k 1000 ha2021: 106.8k 1000 ha2022: 106.9k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Canada is 106,875 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Canada peaked at 110,470 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 105,976 1000 ha, in 2009.

Canada ranks 4th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Canada, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 110,470 1000 ha —
1993 110,469 1000 ha -0.0%
1994 110,469 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 109,918 1000 ha -0.5%
1996 109,712 1000 ha -0.2%
1997 109,484 1000 ha -0.2%
1998 109,230 1000 ha -0.2%
1999 108,651 1000 ha -0.5%
2000 108,141 1000 ha -0.5%
2001 107,606 1000 ha -0.5%
2002 107,447 1000 ha -0.1%
2003 107,368 1000 ha -0.1%
2004 107,061 1000 ha -0.3%
2005 106,871 1000 ha -0.2%
2006 106,649 1000 ha -0.2%
2007 106,414 1000 ha -0.2%
2008 106,224 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 105,976 1000 ha -0.2%
2010 106,209 1000 ha +0.2%
2011 106,346 1000 ha +0.1%
2012 106,474 1000 ha +0.1%
2013 106,522 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 106,718 1000 ha +0.2%
2015 106,857 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 106,947 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 106,871 1000 ha -0.1%
2018 106,924 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 106,864 1000 ha -0.1%
2020 106,717 1000 ha -0.1%
2021 106,785 1000 ha +0.1%
2022 106,875 1000 ha +0.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 106,875 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 1000 ha, 33088.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 109,800 1000 ha 108,651 1000 ha 110,470 1000 ha 8
2000s 106,976 1000 ha 105,976 1000 ha 108,141 1000 ha 10
2010s 106,673 1000 ha 106,209 1000 ha 106,947 1000 ha 10
2020s 106,792 1000 ha 106,717 1000 ha 106,875 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 1 Australia and New Zealand 273,007 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Australia 272,770 1000 ha compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,917 1000 ha compare
  4. 3 Russian Federation 116,641 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,406 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 Kazakhstan 63,167 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Türkiye 3,138 1000 ha compare
  8. 6 Argentina 47,600 1000 ha compare
  9. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 952.51 1000 ha compare
  10. 7 Mongolia 35,459 1000 ha compare
  11. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 566.69 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Canada?
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Canada was 106,875 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 110,470 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 105,976 1000 ha in 2009.
How does Canada rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
Canada ranks 4th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.