Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America
United States of America: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 33.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 33.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America peaked at 33.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1990.
That places United States of America 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.0% | — |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 2 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 4.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United States of America was 33.8% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of 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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