South America vs United States: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- South America
- United States
How they compare
South America currently reports 831,256 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 549,784 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.0 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 | 987,856 1000 ha | 282,921 1000 ha | 704,935 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 921,732 1000 ha | 281,957 1000 ha | 639,775 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 874,330 1000 ha | 283,171 1000 ha | 591,159 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 842,231 1000 ha | 281,632 1000 ha | 560,598 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, South America or United States?
- South America, at 831,256 1000 ha against 281,472 1000 ha in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between South America and United States?
- 549,784 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 naturally regenerating forest — 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 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.