Forestland — Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0089 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0089 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.013 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Canada ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.013 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0089 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 42.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | 0.013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Canada?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Canada was 0.0089 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
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.