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
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
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).