Planted Forest — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Planted Forest — Area was 48,131 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Northern America is 48,131 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Northern America peaked at 48,131 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,560 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Northern America 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,560 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 23,499 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 24,439 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 25,379 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 26,318 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 27,258 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 28,198 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 29,137 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 30,077 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 31,016 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 31,956 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 32,731 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 33,506 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 34,281 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 35,056 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 35,831 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 36,606 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 37,381 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 38,156 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 38,931 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 39,706 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 40,290 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 40,875 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 41,460 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42,045 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 42,630 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43,285 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43,940 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44,595 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 45,250 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45,905 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 46,350 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46,795 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 47,240 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 47,686 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 48,131 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,788 1000 ha | 22,560 1000 ha | 31,016 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,443 1000 ha | 31,956 1000 ha | 38,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,407 1000 ha | 39,706 1000 ha | 45,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,018 1000 ha | 45,905 1000 ha | 48,131 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 25.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Northern America?
- Planted forest — area in Northern America was 48,131 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 48,131 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,560 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for planted forest — area?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.