Europe vs United States: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Europe
- United States
How they compare
Europe currently reports 954,869 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 673,397 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 | 932,993 1000 ha | 282,921 1000 ha | 650,072 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 935,958 1000 ha | 281,957 1000 ha | 654,001 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 943,409 1000 ha | 283,171 1000 ha | 660,238 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 952,230 1000 ha | 281,632 1000 ha | 670,598 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Europe or United States?
- Europe, at 954,869 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Europe and United States?
- 673,397 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 naturally regenerating forest — 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 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.