Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 4,707 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada is 4,707 hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 9,594 hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,304 hectares, in 2013.
Canada ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,101 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 5,772 hectares | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 4,825 hectares | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 9,535 hectares | +97.6% |
| 2005 | 8,876 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 9,594 hectares | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 8,799 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 7,899 hectares | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 7,071 hectares | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 7,394 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5,111 hectares | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 7,728 hectares | +51.2% |
| 2013 | 4,304 hectares | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 5,952 hectares | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 4,467 hectares | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 7,254 hectares | +62.4% |
| 2017 | 7,315 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,455 hectares | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 5,499 hectares | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 5,604 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,575 hectares | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 6,808 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4,870 hectares | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 4,707 hectares | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4,707 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.53 hectares, 48.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,497 hectares | 4,825 hectares | 9,594 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,148 hectares | 4,304 hectares | 7,728 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,713 hectares | 4,707 hectares | 6,808 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Canada was 4,707 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9,594 hectares in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,304 hectares in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.