Planted Forest — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Planted Forest — Area was 48,131 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
48,131 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 35 groups
All-time high
48,131 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
22,560 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720251990: 22.6k 1000 ha1991: 23.5k 1000 ha1992: 24.4k 1000 ha1993: 25.4k 1000 ha1994: 26.3k 1000 ha1995: 27.3k 1000 ha1996: 28.2k 1000 ha1997: 29.1k 1000 ha1998: 30.1k 1000 ha1999: 31.0k 1000 ha2000: 32.0k 1000 ha2001: 32.7k 1000 ha2002: 33.5k 1000 ha2003: 34.3k 1000 ha2004: 35.1k 1000 ha2005: 35.8k 1000 ha2006: 36.6k 1000 ha2007: 37.4k 1000 ha2008: 38.2k 1000 ha2009: 38.9k 1000 ha2010: 39.7k 1000 ha2011: 40.3k 1000 ha2012: 40.9k 1000 ha2013: 41.5k 1000 ha2014: 42.0k 1000 ha2015: 42.6k 1000 ha2016: 43.3k 1000 ha2017: 43.9k 1000 ha2018: 44.6k 1000 ha2019: 45.2k 1000 ha2020: 45.9k 1000 ha2021: 46.3k 1000 ha2022: 46.8k 1000 ha2023: 47.2k 1000 ha2024: 47.7k 1000 ha2025: 48.1k 1000 ha

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 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Russian Federation 20,797 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 Canada 20,708 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 India 13,472 1000 ha compare
  4. 7 Japan 10,077 1000 ha compare
  5. 8 Brazil 9,214 1000 ha compare
  6. 9 Sweden 8,699 1000 ha compare
  7. 10 Finland 7,836 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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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 35 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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.