Forest area in United States
United States: Forest area was 308.89 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in United States, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in United States is 308.89 million hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in United States peaked at 310.10 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 302.45 million hectares, in 1990.
That places United States 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302.94 million hectares | 302.45 million hectares | 303.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 305.87 million hectares | 303.54 million hectares | 308.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 309.51 million hectares | 308.72 million hectares | 310.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 309.07 million hectares | 308.89 million hectares | 309.25 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for United States
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5,913 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 257.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 418.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 843.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 149.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in United States?
- Forest area in United States was 308.89 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 310.10 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 302.45 million hectares in 1990.
- How does United States rank for forest area?
- United States ranks 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.