Canada vs World: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0089 1000 ha per person
in 2025
World
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
World rank
1st

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • World
00.0050.010.015199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0089 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0084 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 17.6 times World's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0124 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0117 1000 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0113 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0106 1000 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0103 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0097 1000 ha per person Canada
2020s 0.0093 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0088 1000 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita, Canada or World?
Canada, at 0.0089 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita between Canada and World?
0.0084 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and World rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,723 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.