Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Canada
Canada: Forestland — Area — UNFCCC was 225,449 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 225,449 1000 ha for forestland — area — unfccc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — unfccc in Canada peaked at 226,872 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 225,449 1000 ha, in 2022.
Canada ranks 4th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 226,872 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 226,821 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 226,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 226,733 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 226,695 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 226,660 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 226,623 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 226,586 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 226,545 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 226,500 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 226,461 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 226,422 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 226,379 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 226,332 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 226,286 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 226,244 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 226,196 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 226,149 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 226,106 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 226,068 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 226,032 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 225,991 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 225,948 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 225,900 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 225,851 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 225,797 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 225,743 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 225,693 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 225,644 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 225,595 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 225,546 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 225,498 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 225,449 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 225,449 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,491 1000 ha, 64.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,681 1000 ha | 226,500 1000 ha | 226,872 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 226,264 1000 ha | 226,068 1000 ha | 226,461 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,819 1000 ha | 225,595 1000 ha | 226,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,498 1000 ha | 225,449 1000 ha | 225,546 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 155,817 1000 ha compare
- 1 Morocco 6.83 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 3,719 1000 ha compare
- 2 Ecuador 6.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 23,099 1000 ha compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 417.17 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 896,992 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia 137,910 1000 ha compare
- 6 Indonesia 96,091 1000 ha compare
- 7 Mexico 95,451 1000 ha compare
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 — unfccc in Canada?
- Forestland — area — unfccc in Canada was 225,449 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 226,872 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,449 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for forestland — area — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 74 countries with data for 2022.
- Is forestland — area — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).