Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Canada

Canada: Forestland — Area — UNFCCC was 225,449 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
225,449 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 77 countries
All-time high
226,872 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
225,449 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2022

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200620221990: 226.9k 1000 ha1991: 226.8k 1000 ha1992: 226.8k 1000 ha1993: 226.7k 1000 ha1994: 226.7k 1000 ha1995: 226.7k 1000 ha1996: 226.6k 1000 ha1997: 226.6k 1000 ha1998: 226.5k 1000 ha1999: 226.5k 1000 ha2000: 226.5k 1000 ha2001: 226.4k 1000 ha2002: 226.4k 1000 ha2003: 226.3k 1000 ha2004: 226.3k 1000 ha2005: 226.2k 1000 ha2006: 226.2k 1000 ha2007: 226.1k 1000 ha2008: 226.1k 1000 ha2009: 226.1k 1000 ha2010: 226.0k 1000 ha2011: 226.0k 1000 ha2012: 225.9k 1000 ha2013: 225.9k 1000 ha2014: 225.9k 1000 ha2015: 225.8k 1000 ha2016: 225.7k 1000 ha2017: 225.7k 1000 ha2018: 225.6k 1000 ha2019: 225.6k 1000 ha2020: 225.5k 1000 ha2021: 225.5k 1000 ha2022: 225.4k 1000 ha

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 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Morocco 6.83 million 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Ecuador 6.12 million 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 896,992 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 155,817 1000 ha compare
  5. 6 Australia 137,910 1000 ha compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 96,091 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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 77 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

Indicator
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 2,236 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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).