Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America
Northern America: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 64.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America stood at 64.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America peaked at 64.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.7% | — |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 64.2% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.1% | 64.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Northern America was 64.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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