Canada vs United States: Forest area
Canada
3.47 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
3.10 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.47 million sq. km against 3.10 million sq. km in United States, a difference of 370,220 sq. km.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Globally, Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.