Canada's forest cover rose from 38.8 % in 1994 to 39.5 % in 2023.
Canada · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Canada's forest area fell from 3.48M km in 1994 to 3.47M km in 2023.
Canada's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 9.4 % in 2013 to 12.9 % in 2025.
Canada's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 6.8 % in 1994 to 6.5 % in 2023.
Canada's arable land (% of land area) fell from 4.6 % in 1994 to 4.3 % in 2023.
Air
Canada's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.3 in 1994 to 6.6 in 2023.
Water
Canada's water stress fell from 1.5 % in 1993 to 1.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
6th of 181 · 1st in N. America
Canada's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 99,356 in 1993 to 73,170 in 2022.
Access
Canada's safe drinking water fell from 99.0 % in 2000 to 96.9 % in 2024.
Canada's safe sanitation rose from 75.2 % in 2000 to 81.3 % in 2024.