United States - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in United States was 3,097,950 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,100,950 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3,024,500 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 3,024,500
1991 3,025,586
1992 3,026,672
1993 3,027,758
1994 3,028,844
1995 3,029,930
1996 3,031,016
1997 3,032,102
1998 3,033,188
1999 3,034,274
2000 3,035,360
2001 3,040,544
2002 3,045,728
2003 3,050,912
2004 3,056,096
2005 3,061,280
2006 3,066,464
2007 3,071,648
2008 3,076,832
2009 3,082,016
2010 3,087,200
2011 3,089,950
2012 3,092,700
2013 3,095,450
2014 3,098,200
2015 3,100,950
2016 3,100,950
2017 3,097,950
2018 3,097,950
2019 3,097,950
2020 3,097,950

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in United States was 33.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 33.90 in 2016, while its lowest value was 33.02 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 33.02
1991 33.03
1992 33.05
1993 33.06
1994 33.07
1995 33.08
1996 33.09
1997 33.11
1998 33.12
1999 33.13
2000 33.13
2001 33.19
2002 33.24
2003 33.30
2004 33.36
2005 33.41
2006 33.47
2007 33.53
2008 33.64
2009 33.69
2010 33.75
2011 33.78
2012 33.81
2013 33.84
2014 33.87
2015 33.90
2016 33.90
2017 33.87
2018 33.87
2019 33.87
2020 33.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use