Africa vs United States: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 648,546 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 367,074 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,419 1000 ha | 282,921 1000 ha | 472,498 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 720,989 1000 ha | 281,957 1000 ha | 439,032 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 683,210 1000 ha | 283,171 1000 ha | 400,039 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 656,052 1000 ha | 281,632 1000 ha | 374,419 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 648,546 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Africa and United States?
- 367,074 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and United States rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Africa 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.