Canada vs China: Forest area
Canada
3.47 million sq. km
in 2023
China
2.26 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
China rank
5th
Forest area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.47 million sq. km against 2.26 million sq. km in China, a difference of 1.21 million sq. km.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Globally, Canada ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.