Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 629,584 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern America is 629,584 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern America peaked at 640,670 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 629,584 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Northern America 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 640,670 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 639,792 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 638,913 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 638,035 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 637,157 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 636,278 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 635,400 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 634,522 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 633,643 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 632,765 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 631,887 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 632,143 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 632,399 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 632,655 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 632,911 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 633,167 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 633,423 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 633,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 633,935 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 634,191 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 634,447 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 634,650 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 634,853 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 635,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 635,258 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 635,461 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 634,813 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 634,165 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 633,516 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 632,868 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 632,220 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 631,693 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 631,166 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 630,638 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 630,111 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 629,584 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636,718 1000 ha | 632,765 1000 ha | 640,670 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 633,039 1000 ha | 631,887 1000 ha | 634,191 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 634,509 1000 ha | 632,868 1000 ha | 635,461 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 630,902 1000 ha | 629,584 1000 ha | 632,220 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 6 United States 281,472 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 139,374 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,058 1000 ha compare
- 9 China 134,550 1000 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 134,550 1000 ha compare
- 11 Australia 131,504 1000 ha compare
- 12 Indonesia 90,485 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 25.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern America?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern America was 629,584 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 640,670 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 629,584 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Northern America rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.