South America vs United States: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- South America
- United States
How they compare
South America currently reports 848,587 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 539,692 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.7 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 6th and United States ranks 6th of 32 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 995,404 1000 ha | 302,939 1000 ha | 692,465 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 932,748 1000 ha | 305,869 1000 ha | 626,879 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 890,534 1000 ha | 309,514 1000 ha | 581,020 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 859,506 1000 ha | 309,075 1000 ha | 550,431 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, South America or United States?
- South America, at 848,587 1000 ha against 308,895 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between South America and United States?
- 539,692 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do South America and United States rank globally for forest land — area?
- South America ranks 6th 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.