Canada vs World: Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area, per capita over time
- Canada
- World
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 | 0.0116 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 forestland — 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 forestland — 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 forestland — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.