Canada vs World: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1

Canada
368,819 1000 ha
in 2025
World
4.14 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
World rank
1st

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Canada
  • World
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072025

How they compare

World currently reports 4.14 million 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 3.77 million 1000 ha.

That makes World's figure about 11.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada World Difference Ahead
1990s 360,565 1000 ha 4.30 million 1000 ha 3.93 million 1000 ha World
2000s 362,612 1000 ha 4.22 million 1000 ha 3.86 million 1000 ha World
2010s 367,400 1000 ha 4.18 million 1000 ha 3.82 million 1000 ha World
2020s 368,843 1000 ha 4.15 million 1000 ha 3.78 million 1000 ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area — fao tier 1, Canada or World?
World, at 4.14 million 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area — fao tier 1 between Canada and World?
3.77 million 1000 ha, with World 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 forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).