Statizoid

Net Forest conversion — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Net Forest conversion — Area was 534.89 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
534.89 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
878.3 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
0.022 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025

02004006008001990200720251990: 878.3 1000 ha1991: 878.3 1000 ha1992: 878.3 1000 ha1993: 878.3 1000 ha1994: 878.3 1000 ha1995: 878.3 1000 ha1996: 878.3 1000 ha1997: 878.3 1000 ha1998: 878.3 1000 ha1999: 878.3 1000 ha2000: 878.3 1000 ha2001: 0.022 1000 ha2002: 0.022 1000 ha2003: 0.022 1000 ha2004: 0.022 1000 ha2005: 0.022 1000 ha2006: 0.022 1000 ha2007: 0.022 1000 ha2008: 0.022 1000 ha2009: 0.022 1000 ha2010: 0.022 1000 ha2011: 0.024 1000 ha2012: 0.024 1000 ha2013: 0.024 1000 ha2014: 0.024 1000 ha2015: 0.024 1000 ha2016: 648.3 1000 ha2017: 648.3 1000 ha2018: 648.3 1000 ha2019: 648.3 1000 ha2020: 648.3 1000 ha2021: 534.9 1000 ha2022: 534.9 1000 ha2023: 534.9 1000 ha2024: 534.9 1000 ha2025: 534.9 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2025, net forest conversion — area in Northern America stood at 534.89 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,228,610.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Northern America peaked at 878.3 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.022 1000 ha, in 2001.

Northern America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net Forest conversion — Area in Northern America, year by year

Year 1000 ha Change
1990 878.3 1000 ha —
1991 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1992 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1993 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1996 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
2000 878.3 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 0.022 1000 ha -100.0%
2002 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 0.022 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 0.024 1000 ha +9.1%
2012 0.024 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 0.024 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 0.024 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 0.024 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 648.26 1000 ha +2700991.7%
2017 648.26 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 648.26 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 648.26 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 648.26 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 534.89 1000 ha -17.5%
2022 534.89 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 534.89 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 534.89 1000 ha +0.0%
2025 534.89 1000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 878.3 1000 ha 878.3 1000 ha 878.3 1000 ha 10
2000s 87.85 1000 ha 0.022 1000 ha 878.3 1000 ha 10
2010s 259.32 1000 ha 0.022 1000 ha 648.26 1000 ha 10
2020s 553.79 1000 ha 534.89 1000 ha 648.26 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 10 Argentina 195.32 1000 ha compare
  2. 10 Viet Nam 25.29 1000 ha compare
  3. 11 Sudan 174.14 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 Sudan (former) 174.14 1000 ha compare
  5. 11 Melanesia 7.82 1000 ha compare
  6. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.98 1000 ha compare
  7. 13 Nigeria 156.77 1000 ha compare
  8. 13 Timor-Leste 0.848 1000 ha compare
  9. 14 Republic of Moldova 0.58 1000 ha compare
  10. 14 Thailand 138.02 1000 ha compare
  11. 15 Colombia 133.42 1000 ha compare
  12. 15 Polynesia 0.482 1000 ha compare
  13. 16 Mexico 131.07 1000 ha compare
  14. 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.004 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for Northern America

All data for Northern America →

Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — area in Northern America?
Net forest conversion — area in Northern America was 534.89 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 878.3 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.022 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Northern America rank for net forest conversion — area?
Northern America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,228,610.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net Forest conversion — Area in Northern America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-area-fao-tier-1/northern-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-area-fao-tier-1/northern-america/">Net Forest conversion — Area in Northern America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — 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).