Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America
Northern America: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 36.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 36.9% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America peaked at 36.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1990.
That places Northern America 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.8% | — |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.4% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 36.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern America was 36.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Northern America ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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