Forestland — Area in Americas
Americas: Forestland — Area was 1.62 million 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Americas stood at 1.62 million 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Americas peaked at 1.80 million 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Americas 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million 1000 ha | 1.73 million 1000 ha | 1.80 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million 1000 ha | 1.69 million 1000 ha | 1.72 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million 1000 ha | 1.65 million 1000 ha | 1.68 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million 1000 ha | 1.62 million 1000 ha | 1.65 million 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 1.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Americas?
- Forestland — area in Americas was 1.62 million 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for forestland — area?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).