North America - Forest area
Forest area (sq. km)
The value for Forest area (sq. km) in North America was 6,567,241 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,572,117 in 2015 and a minimum value of 6,507,240 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 | 6,507,240 |
| 1991 | 6,507,855 |
| 1992 | 6,508,470 |
| 1993 | 6,509,085 |
| 1994 | 6,509,700 |
| 1995 | 6,510,315 |
| 1996 | 6,510,930 |
| 1997 | 6,511,545 |
| 1998 | 6,512,160 |
| 1999 | 6,512,775 |
| 2000 | 6,513,390 |
| 2001 | 6,518,094 |
| 2002 | 6,522,798 |
| 2003 | 6,527,503 |
| 2004 | 6,532,207 |
| 2005 | 6,536,911 |
| 2006 | 6,541,615 |
| 2007 | 6,546,320 |
| 2008 | 6,551,024 |
| 2009 | 6,555,728 |
| 2010 | 6,560,432 |
| 2011 | 6,562,769 |
| 2012 | 6,565,106 |
| 2013 | 6,567,443 |
| 2014 | 6,569,780 |
| 2015 | 6,572,117 |
| 2016 | 6,571,721 |
| 2017 | 6,568,351 |
| 2018 | 6,567,981 |
| 2019 | 6,567,611 |
| 2020 | 6,567,241 |
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) in North America was 36.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 36.28 in 2015, while its lowest value was 35.90 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 | 35.90 |
| 1991 | 35.91 |
| 1992 | 35.91 |
| 1993 | 35.91 |
| 1994 | 35.92 |
| 1995 | 35.92 |
| 1996 | 35.92 |
| 1997 | 35.93 |
| 1998 | 35.93 |
| 1999 | 35.93 |
| 2000 | 35.93 |
| 2001 | 35.96 |
| 2002 | 35.98 |
| 2003 | 36.01 |
| 2004 | 36.03 |
| 2005 | 36.06 |
| 2006 | 36.09 |
| 2007 | 36.11 |
| 2008 | 36.17 |
| 2009 | 36.19 |
| 2010 | 36.22 |
| 2011 | 36.23 |
| 2012 | 36.25 |
| 2013 | 36.26 |
| 2014 | 36.27 |
| 2015 | 36.28 |
| 2016 | 36.28 |
| 2017 | 36.26 |
| 2018 | 36.26 |
| 2019 | 36.26 |
| 2020 | 36.26 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
