Planted Forest — Area in South America
South America: Planted Forest — Area was 17,330 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in South America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 17,330 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in South America peaked at 17,330 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,645 1000 ha, in 1990.
South America ranks 13th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,547 1000 ha | 6,645 1000 ha | 8,448 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,016 1000 ha | 8,648 1000 ha | 13,384 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,204 1000 ha | 13,910 1000 ha | 17,210 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,275 1000 ha | 17,220 1000 ha | 17,330 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.55 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.62 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in South America?
- Planted forest — area in South America was 17,330 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 17,330 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,645 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does South America rank for planted forest — area?
- South America ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.