Forest area in Canada
Forests covered 42.0% of the land area of Canada in 2024.
Canada, 2024
42.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
34.3%
Position in 2024
74th of 209
Forest area in Canada over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.0% | – |
| 2023 | 42.0% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 42.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 41.0%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 74th highest value.