Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Canada
Canada: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0087 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Canada, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0087 units per person for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0123 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 4th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0123 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0121 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.012 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0111 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.011 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 units per person | -2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0087 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 40.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Canada?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Canada was 0.0087 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.