Primary Forest — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Primary Forest — Area was 244,832 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Northern America stood at 244,832 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Northern America peaked at 244,832 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 200,316 1000 ha, in 2020.
Northern America ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 222,708 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 222,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 221,391 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 220,074 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 218,757 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 217,439 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 216,122 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 214,805 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 213,488 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 212,171 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 210,853 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 209,536 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 208,219 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 206,902 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 205,585 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 204,268 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 202,950 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 202,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 201,897 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 201,370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 200,843 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 200,316 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 244,832 1000 ha | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222,708 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,781 1000 ha | 210,853 1000 ha | 222,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,399 1000 ha | 200,843 1000 ha | 209,536 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,735 1000 ha | 200,316 1000 ha | 244,832 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 25.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Northern America?
- Primary forest — area in Northern America was 244,832 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 244,832 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,316 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for primary forest — area?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.