Forest land — Area in United States
United States: Forest land — Area was 308,895 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in United States, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United States recorded 308,895 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in United States peaked at 310,095 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 302,450 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places United States 6th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 302,450 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 302,559 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 302,667 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 302,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 302,884 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 302,993 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 303,102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 303,210 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 303,319 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 303,427 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 303,536 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 304,054 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 304,573 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 305,091 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 305,610 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 306,128 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 306,646 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 307,165 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 307,683 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 308,202 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 308,720 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 308,995 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 309,270 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 309,545 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 309,820 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 310,095 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 309,927 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 309,759 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 309,591 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 309,423 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 309,255 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 309,183 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 309,111 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 309,039 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 308,967 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 308,895 1000 ha | -0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 308,895 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 536.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302,939 1000 ha | 302,450 1000 ha | 303,427 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 305,869 1000 ha | 303,536 1000 ha | 308,202 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,514 1000 ha | 308,720 1000 ha | 310,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,075 1000 ha | 308,895 1000 ha | 309,255 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 5 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 7 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in United States?
- Forest land — area in United States was 308,895 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 310,095 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,450 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does United States rank for forest land — area?
- United States ranks 6th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.