Primary Forest — Area in Americas
Americas: Primary Forest — Area was 578,171 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Americas is 578,171 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Americas peaked at 608,307 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 534,675 1000 ha, in 2024.
Americas ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 608,307 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 606,468 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 604,630 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 602,791 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 600,952 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 599,114 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 597,275 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 595,436 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 593,598 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 591,759 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 589,920 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 586,761 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 583,602 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 580,442 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 577,283 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 574,123 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 570,964 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 567,805 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 564,645 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 561,486 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 558,326 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 556,131 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 553,935 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 551,740 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 549,544 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 547,348 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 545,630 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 543,911 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 542,192 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 540,473 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 538,754 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 537,735 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 536,715 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 535,695 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 534,675 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 578,171 1000 ha | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600,033 1000 ha | 591,759 1000 ha | 608,307 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 575,703 1000 ha | 561,486 1000 ha | 589,920 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 548,923 1000 ha | 540,473 1000 ha | 558,326 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 543,624 1000 ha | 534,675 1000 ha | 578,171 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Americas?
- Primary forest — area in Americas was 578,171 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 608,307 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,675 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for primary forest — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.