Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada
Canada: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0866 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada is 0.0866 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.1258 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0866 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Canada 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1258 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1242 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1227 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1214 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.12 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1188 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1175 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1163 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1154 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1144 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1133 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1121 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1109 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1099 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1088 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1078 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1067 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1056 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1045 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1033 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1021 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1011 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.099 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.098 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0972 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.095 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0936 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0922 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0912 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0907 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0866 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0866 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 44.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1197 sq. km per person | 0.1144 sq. km per person | 0.1258 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1083 sq. km per person | 0.1033 sq. km per person | 0.1133 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0974 sq. km per person | 0.0922 sq. km per person | 0.1021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0894 sq. km per person | 0.0866 sq. km per person | 0.0912 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.914 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.35 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Canada was 0.0866 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1258 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0866 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.