Forest land — Share in Land area in Americas
Americas: Forest land — Share in Land area was 42.32 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 42.32 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Americas peaked at 46.58 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.32 %, in 2024.
Americas ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.58 % | — |
| 1991 | 46.38 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 46.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 45.78 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.59 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.39 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.11 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 44.94 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.22 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 43.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.84 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 42.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 42.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.32 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.67 % | 44.74 % | 46.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.06 % | 43.58 % | 44.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.14 % | 42.73 % | 43.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.52 % | 42.32 % | 42.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
- 7 Guyana 87.07 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 86.09 % compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.65 % compare
- 10 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
- 11 Dominica 76.42 % compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 75.56 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Americas?
- Forest land — share in land area in Americas was 42.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.32 % in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.