Australia vs Canada: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.0503 sq. km per person
in 2023
Canada
0.0866 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Canada rank
4th
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0866 sq. km per person against 0.0503 sq. km per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0363 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0742 sq. km per person | 0.1197 sq. km per person | 0.0454 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0649 sq. km per person | 0.1083 sq. km per person | 0.0434 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.056 sq. km per person | 0.0974 sq. km per person | 0.0414 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0894 sq. km per person | 0.0379 sq. km per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.0866 sq. km per person against 0.0503 sq. km per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0363 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.