15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Americas
Americas: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 42.22 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Americas stood at 42.22 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Americas peaked at 46.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.22 %, in 2025.
Americas ranks 9th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.53 % | — |
| 2000 | 44.54 % | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 43.47 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 43.15 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.63 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 42.22 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.53 % | 46.53 % | 46.53 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.54 % | 44.54 % | 44.54 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.31 % | 43.15 % | 43.47 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.42 % | 42.22 % | 42.63 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.82 % compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8 % compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.25 % compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
- 10 Dominica 76.47 % compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.14 % compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.67 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 14.43 million m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 8.55 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 2.82 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Americas?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Americas was 42.22 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 46.53 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.22 % in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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