Americas vs Canada: Forestland — Area
Americas
1.62 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada
368,819 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
4th
Canada rank
4th
Forestland — Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 1.26 million 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.4 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Canada ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million 1000 ha | 360,565 1000 ha | 1.40 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.70 million 1000 ha | 362,612 1000 ha | 1.34 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million 1000 ha | 367,400 1000 ha | 1.30 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million 1000 ha | 368,843 1000 ha | 1.27 million 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Americas and Canada?
- 1.26 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for forestland — area?
- Americas ranks 4th and Canada ranks 4th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).