Planted Forest — Area in Americas
Americas: Planted Forest — Area was 67,144 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 67,144 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Americas peaked at 67,144 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,787 1000 ha, in 1990.
Americas ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,787 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 30,940 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 32,094 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 33,247 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 34,401 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 35,555 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 36,708 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 37,862 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 39,015 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 40,169 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 41,322 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 42,662 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 44,001 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 45,340 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 46,679 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 48,018 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 49,358 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 50,697 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 52,036 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 53,375 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54,715 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 55,998 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 57,281 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 58,564 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 59,847 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 61,130 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 61,823 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62,517 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63,210 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 63,904 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64,597 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65,106 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 65,616 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 66,125 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66,635 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 67,144 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,978 1000 ha | 29,787 1000 ha | 40,169 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,349 1000 ha | 41,322 1000 ha | 53,375 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,899 1000 ha | 54,715 1000 ha | 63,904 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,871 1000 ha | 64,597 1000 ha | 67,144 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 China 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 4 United States 27,423 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 20,797 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russia 20,797 1000 ha compare
- 7 Canada 20,708 1000 ha compare
- 8 India 13,472 1000 ha compare
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 planted forest — area in Americas?
- Planted forest — area in Americas was 67,144 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 67,144 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,787 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for planted forest — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.