Quick Facts

  • Forests cover an area of 367 million hectares (3.67 million km2) in Canada, making it the third most forested country in the world.

  • Canada has one of the world's highest per-capita forest areas (over 9 hectares per person).

  • Over 90% of Canada's forest is publicly owned.

  • 6.6% of Canada's forest is privately owned.

  • 9% of the world's forest area is in Canada.

  • 24% of the world's boreal forests are in Canada.

  • There are 50.9 billion cubic meters of wood in Canada's forests. (2017)

  • There are 30.4 billion tonnes of above-ground biomass in Canada's forests. (2017)