Share global forest in United States
United States: Share global forest was 7.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.46
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 235 countries
All-time high
7.46
in 2025
All-time low
6.96
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in United States, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 7.46 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in United States peaked at 7.46 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.96, in 1990.
That places United States 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.96 | — |
| 1991 | 6.98 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 7 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 7.02 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.04 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.06 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.08 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.12 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.14 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.16 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.18 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.22 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.24 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.26 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.27 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.29 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.31 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.33 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.35 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.36 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.38 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.39 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.4 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.42 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.43 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.44 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.45 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.45 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.46 | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 7.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 708.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.05 | 6.96 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.25 | 7.16 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 7.35 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 | 7.42 | 7.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7539 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 28.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in United States?
- Share global forest in United States was 7.46 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for share global forest?
- United States ranks 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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