Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America
United States of America: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 8.88 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in United States of America stood at 8.88 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in United States of America peaked at 8.88 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.93 %, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 12th of 31 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.93 % | — |
| 1991 | 6.08 % | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.23 % | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.38 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.53 % | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.68 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.83 % | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 6.98 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.13 % | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.28 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.43 % | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.52 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.69 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.78 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.86 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.94 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.03 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.11 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.28 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.33 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.41 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.73 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.88 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.88 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 % | 5.93 % | 7.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 % | 7.43 % | 8.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 % | 8.28 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 % | 8.88 % | 8.88 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in United States of America?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in United States of America was 8.88 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 % in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- United States of America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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
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.