Indonesia vs Northern America: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Indonesia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 677,716 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 581,747 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 8th of 231 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,365 1000 ha | 663,506 1000 ha | 558,141 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 93,915 1000 ha | 668,484 1000 ha | 574,569 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 95,518 1000 ha | 676,917 1000 ha | 581,399 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 95,766 1000 ha | 677,920 1000 ha | 582,155 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Indonesia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 677,716 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Indonesia and Northern America?
- 581,747 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Northern America rank globally for forest land — area?
- Indonesia ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 8th of 231 countries.
- 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.