Americas vs Pitcairn: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Americas
42.2%
in 2025
Pitcairn
78.5%
in 2025
Americas rank
9th
Pitcairn rank
9th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Americas
- Pitcairn
How they compare
Pitcairn currently reports 78.5% against 42.2% in Americas, a difference of 36.3%.
That makes Pitcairn's figure about 1.9 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Pitcairn has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Pitcairn ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Pitcairn has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Pitcairn | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 78.5% | 32.0% | Pitcairn |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 78.5% | 34.0% | Pitcairn |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 78.5% | 35.2% | Pitcairn |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 78.5% | 36.1% | Pitcairn |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Americas or Pitcairn?
- Pitcairn, at 78.5% against 42.2% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Americas and Pitcairn?
- 36.3%, with Pitcairn ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Pitcairn?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Pitcairn rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Pitcairn ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.