Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern America

Northern America: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 7.1 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.1 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
15th
of 35 groups
All-time high
7.1 %
in 2025
All-time low
3.4 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern America, 1990–2025

024681990200720251990: 3.4 %1991: 3.5 %1992: 3.7 %1993: 3.8 %1994: 4 %1995: 4.1 %1996: 4.2 %1997: 4.4 %1998: 4.5 %1999: 4.7 %2000: 4.8 %2001: 4.9 %2002: 5 %2003: 5.1 %2004: 5.2 %2005: 5.4 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.6 %2008: 5.7 %2009: 5.8 %2010: 5.9 %2011: 6 %2012: 6 %2013: 6.1 %2014: 6.2 %2015: 6.3 %2016: 6.4 %2017: 6.5 %2018: 6.6 %2019: 6.7 %2020: 6.8 %2021: 6.8 %2022: 6.9 %2023: 7 %2024: 7 %2025: 7.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Northern America is 7.1 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Northern America peaked at 7.1 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4 %, in 1990.

Northern America ranks 15th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.04 % 3.4 % 4.67 % 10
2000s 5.3 % 4.81 % 5.78 % 10
2010s 6.26 % 5.89 % 6.67 % 10
2020s 6.94 % 6.77 % 7.1 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Northern America?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Northern America was 7.1 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 7.1 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4 % in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.