Quick Facts
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Forests cover an area of 361 million hectares (3.61 million km2) in Canada, making it the third most forested country in the world.
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Canada has one of the world's highest per-capita forest areas (nearly 10 hectares per person).
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90.4% of Canada's forest is publicly owned.
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6.7% of Canada's forest is privately owned.
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9% of the world's forest area is in Canada.
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24% of the world's boreal forests are in Canada.
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There are 49 billion cubic meters of wood in Canada's forests.
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There are 30 billion tonnes of above-ground biomass in Canada's forests.