Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas

Americas: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 95.87 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
95.87 %
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
98.34 %
in 1990
All-time low
95.87 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 98.3 %1991: 98.3 %1992: 98.2 %1993: 98.1 %1994: 98.1 %1995: 98 %1996: 97.9 %1997: 97.8 %1998: 97.8 %1999: 97.7 %2000: 97.6 %2001: 97.5 %2002: 97.4 %2003: 97.3 %2004: 97.3 %2005: 97.2 %2006: 97.1 %2007: 97 %2008: 96.9 %2009: 96.8 %2010: 96.7 %2011: 96.7 %2012: 96.6 %2013: 96.5 %2014: 96.4 %2015: 96.3 %2016: 96.3 %2017: 96.2 %2018: 96.2 %2019: 96.1 %2020: 96.1 %2021: 96 %2022: 96 %2023: 96 %2024: 95.9 %2025: 95.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Americas recorded 95.87 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Americas peaked at 98.34 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 95.87 %, in 2025.

That places Americas 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 98.34 % —
1991 98.27 % -0.1%
1992 98.2 % -0.1%
1993 98.13 % -0.1%
1994 98.06 % -0.1%
1995 97.98 % -0.1%
1996 97.91 % -0.1%
1997 97.83 % -0.1%
1998 97.76 % -0.1%
1999 97.68 % -0.1%
2000 97.6 % -0.1%
2001 97.52 % -0.1%
2002 97.43 % -0.1%
2003 97.35 % -0.1%
2004 97.26 % -0.1%
2005 97.18 % -0.1%
2006 97.09 % -0.1%
2007 97.01 % -0.1%
2008 96.92 % -0.1%
2009 96.83 % -0.1%
2010 96.74 % -0.1%
2011 96.66 % -0.1%
2012 96.58 % -0.1%
2013 96.5 % -0.1%
2014 96.42 % -0.1%
2015 96.34 % -0.1%
2016 96.28 % -0.1%
2017 96.23 % -0.1%
2018 96.18 % -0.1%
2019 96.13 % -0.1%
2020 96.08 % -0.1%
2021 96.04 % -0.0%
2022 96 % -0.0%
2023 95.95 % -0.1%
2024 95.91 % -0.0%
2025 95.87 % -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.02 % 97.68 % 98.34 % 10
2000s 97.22 % 96.83 % 97.6 % 10
2010s 96.41 % 96.13 % 96.74 % 10
2020s 95.98 % 95.87 % 96.08 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Americas?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Americas was 95.87 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 98.34 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 95.87 % in 2025.
How does Americas rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Americas ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.