Northern America vs United States: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Northern America
- United States
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 677,716 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 368,821 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.2 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 663,506 1000 ha | 302,939 1000 ha | 360,568 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 668,484 1000 ha | 305,869 1000 ha | 362,615 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 676,917 1000 ha | 309,514 1000 ha | 367,402 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 677,920 1000 ha | 309,075 1000 ha | 368,846 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Northern America or United States?
- Northern America, at 677,716 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Northern America and United States?
- 368,821 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Northern America and United States rank globally for forest land — area?
- Northern America ranks 8th 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.