Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in South America
South America: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.96 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in South America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded 97.96 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in South America peaked at 99.35 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.96 %, in 2025.
That places South America 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.24 % | 99.12 % | 99.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.81 % | 98.53 % | 99.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.18 % | 98.03 % | 98.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.99 % | 97.96 % | 98.02 % | 6 |
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More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in South America?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in South America was 97.96 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.35 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.96 % in 2025.
- How does South America rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- South America ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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.