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Forest area — Canada

Forest area in Canada in 2023 — 3,468,171 km². Ranked 3 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.4%.

2023 3.47M km² −0.01% vs 2022
World rank 3of 213
Period maximum 3.48M km²1990
Period minimum 3.47M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Canada, 1990–20233.47M3.47M3.48M3.48M3.49M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3,482,729 km²1991: 3,482,258 km²1992: 3,481,787 km²1993: 3,481,316 km²1994: 3,480,845 km²1995: 3,480,375 km²1996: 3,479,904 km²1997: 3,479,433 km²1998: 3,478,962 km²1999: 3,478,491 km²2000: 3,478,020 km²2001: 3,477,540 km²2002: 3,477,060 km²2003: 3,476,580 km²2004: 3,476,101 km²2005: 3,475,621 km²2006: 3,475,141 km²2007: 3,474,661 km²2008: 3,474,182 km²2009: 3,473,702 km²2010: 3,473,222 km²2011: 3,472,809 km²2012: 3,472,396 km²2013: 3,471,983 km²2014: 3,471,570 km²2015: 3,471,157 km²2016: 3,470,760 km²2017: 3,470,391 km²2018: 3,470,021 km²2019: 3,469,651 km²2020: 3,469,281 km²2021: 3,468,911 km²2022: 3,468,541 km²2023: 3,468,171 km²
Change over the period: −14,558 (−0.42%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 3.47M km²
World 40.35M km²
North America 6.57M km²
Northern America computed 6.57M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2022 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2021 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2020 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2019 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2018 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2017 3.47M −370 −0.01%
2016 3.47M −397 −0.01%
2015 3.47M −413 −0.01%
2014 3.47M −413 −0.01%
2013 3.47M −413 −0.01%
2012 3.47M −413 −0.01%
2011 3.47M −413 −0.01%
2010 3.47M −480 −0.01%
2009 3.47M −480 −0.01%
2008 3.47M −480 −0.01%
2007 3.47M −480 −0.01%
2006 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2005 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2004 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2003 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2002 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2001 3.48M −480 −0.01%
2000 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1999 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1998 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1997 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1996 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1995 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1994 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1993 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1992 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1991 3.48M −471 −0.01%
1990 3.48M — —

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 3.47M US United States 3.1M BM Bermuda 10
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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