Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.8263 m3 per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1309 m3 per square kilometre, in 2018.
Canada ranks 161st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7676 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7202 m3 per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6727 m3 per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6282 m3 per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5824 m3 per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8263 m3 per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8091 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7929 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4779 m3 per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.461 m3 per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4072 m3 per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3773 m3 per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.469 m3 per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3882 m3 per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4219 m3 per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4381 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4149 m3 per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4745 m3 per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5253 m3 per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5398 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6201 m3 per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6415 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7036 m3 per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7431 m3 per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7482 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7698 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7394 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7015 m3 per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.686 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6881 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7452 m3 per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7125 m3 per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7164 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6556 m3 per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5933 m3 per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6051 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5799 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3392 m3 per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3237 m3 per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3265 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3244 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3197 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3171 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3123 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3206 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3258 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3579 m3 per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3502 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3346 m3 per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3581 m3 per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1609 m3 per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4824 m3 per square kilometre | +199.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5174 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5174 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2287 m3 per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1711 m3 per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1309 m3 per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1952 m3 per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1544 m3 per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1691 m3 per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1691 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre | -18.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.93 m3 per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +199.9% | 0.1608 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4824 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -55.8% | 0.5174 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2287 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -55.1% | 0.3581 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1609 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +49.1% | 0.1309 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1952 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6975 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4779 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8263 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4378 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3773 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5253 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6893 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5398 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7698 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5959 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3237 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7452 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3289 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3123 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3579 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2923 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1309 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5174 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1575 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1691 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 158 New Zealand 0.1899 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 159 Oman 0.1789 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.1561 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 162 Israel 0.0924 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 163 Kazakhstan 0.0719 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 0.0259 m3 per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.1374 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8263 m3 per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1309 m3 per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 161st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.