In 2020, nearly 22,400 hectares of land in Canada suffered deforestation due to agriculture operations. That was the largest area of deforestation caused by any sector in the North American country that year. The mining, oil and gas industry was responsible for the second-largest area of deforestation in Canada that year, at 15,144 hectares.
Land area suffering deforestation due to industry in Canada in 2020, by sector
(in hectares)
* Includes industrial, institutional or commercial developments as well as municipal urban development, recreation (ski hills and golf courses) and transportation. ** Forestry numbers result from the creation of permanent forestry access roads.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, cfs.nrcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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NRCan. (December 9, 2022). Land area suffering deforestation due to industry in Canada in 2020, by sector (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/553847/industry-caused-deforestation-in-canada-by-industry-sector/
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Land area suffering deforestation due to industry in Canada in 2020, by sector (in hectares) [Graph], NRCan, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/553847/industry-caused-deforestation-in-canada-by-industry-sector/
