Europe vs United States: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Europe
- United States
How they compare
Europe currently reports 1.04 million 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 730,015 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 3.4 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 302,939 1000 ha | 701,294 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 305,869 1000 ha | 706,691 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 309,514 1000 ha | 715,572 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 309,075 1000 ha | 726,930 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Europe or United States?
- Europe, at 1.04 million 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Europe and United States?
- 730,015 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Europe and United States rank globally for forest land — area?
- Europe ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.