Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas
Americas: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 95.87 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Americas, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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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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.