Forest area in Americas
Americas: Forest area was 1.62 million ha th in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.62 million ha th
Rank
3rd
of 38 groups
All-time high
1.80 million ha th
in 1990
All-time low
1.62 million ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Americas, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.62 million ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Americas peaked at 1.80 million ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million ha th, in 2025.
Americas ranks 3rd of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million ha th | 1.80 million ha th | 1.80 million ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million ha th | 1.72 million ha th | 1.72 million ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million ha th | 1.67 million ha th | 1.68 million ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha th | 1.62 million ha th | 1.65 million ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Russian Federation 832,630 ha th compare
- 2 Brazil 486,087 ha th compare
- 3 Canada 368,819 ha th compare
- 4 China 227,153 ha th compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 ha th compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 ha th compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation 0.303 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous β Import quantity 28.04 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Americas?
- Forest area in Americas was 1.62 million ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million ha th in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for forest area?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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