Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States
United States: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States stood at -0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 126.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2020.
That places United States 152nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +376.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -47.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -161.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -57.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +376.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | -161.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | +57.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -47.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in United States was -0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- United States ranks 152nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.