Americas vs United States: Forest area

Americas
1.62 million ha th
in 2025
United States
308,895 ha th
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Forest area over time

  • Americas
  • United States
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072025

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.62 million ha th against 308,895 ha th in United States, a difference of 1.32 million ha th.

That makes Americas's figure about 5.3 times United States's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 34 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas United States Difference Ahead
1990s 1.80 million ha th 302,450 ha th 1.50 million ha th Americas
2000s 1.72 million ha th 303,536 ha th 1.42 million ha th Americas
2010s 1.67 million ha th 309,408 ha th 1.37 million ha th Americas
2020s 1.64 million ha th 309,075 ha th 1.33 million ha th Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Americas or United States?
Americas, at 1.62 million ha th against 308,895 ha th in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Americas and United States?
1.32 million ha th, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and United States rank globally for forest area?
Americas ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (thousands of hectares)
Unit
ha th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
289 places, 1,734 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed