Canada - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Canada was 3,469,281 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,482,729 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3,469,281 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 3,482,729
1991 3,482,258
1992 3,481,788
1993 3,481,317
1994 3,480,846
1995 3,480,375
1996 3,479,904
1997 3,479,433
1998 3,478,962
1999 3,478,491
2000 3,478,020
2001 3,477,540
2002 3,477,060
2003 3,476,581
2004 3,476,101
2005 3,475,621
2006 3,475,141
2007 3,474,662
2008 3,474,182
2009 3,473,702
2010 3,473,222
2011 3,472,809
2012 3,472,396
2013 3,471,983
2014 3,471,570
2015 3,471,157
2016 3,470,761
2017 3,470,391
2018 3,470,021
2019 3,469,651
2020 3,469,281

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Canada was 38.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 38.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 38.70 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 38.85
1991 38.84
1992 38.84
1993 38.83
1994 38.82
1995 38.82
1996 38.81
1997 38.81
1998 38.80
1999 38.80
2000 38.79
2001 38.79
2002 38.78
2003 38.78
2004 38.77
2005 38.77
2006 38.76
2007 38.76
2008 38.75
2009 38.74
2010 38.74
2011 38.73
2012 38.73
2013 38.73
2014 38.72
2015 38.72
2016 38.71
2017 38.71
2018 38.70
2019 38.70
2020 38.70

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use