Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America
United States of America: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 91.12 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United States of America is 91.12 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United States of America peaked at 94.07 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91.12 %, in 2020.
That places United States of America 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.07 % | — |
| 1991 | 93.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 93.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 93.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 93.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.17 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 92.87 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 92.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.63 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.12 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.4 % | 92.72 % | 94.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.18 % | 91.8 % | 92.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.49 % | 91.2 % | 91.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.12 % | 91.12 % | 91.12 % | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United States of America?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United States of America was 91.12 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 94.07 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.12 % in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of 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.