Americas vs OECD: Forestland — Area

Americas
1.62 million 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
1.12 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Forestland — Area over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072025

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 1.12 million 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 501,300 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.4 times OECD's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 12 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 1.77 million 1000 ha 1.09 million 1000 ha 670,445 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.70 million 1000 ha 1.11 million 1000 ha 598,449 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.67 million 1000 ha 1.12 million 1000 ha 550,242 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.64 million 1000 ha 1.12 million 1000 ha 513,493 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Americas or OECD?
Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 1.12 million 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Americas and OECD?
501,300 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for forestland — area?
Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).