United States — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for United States, 1990–2024.
Forest area for United States was 33.78% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 33.90% in 2015. The lowest was 33.02% in 1990 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.07% per year.
United States ranks 102 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for North America is 33.78%, so United States sits level with it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 0%.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 83rd of 178 in 1990 → 101st of 207 in 2000 → 101st of 209 in 2010 → 103rd of 214 in 2020 → 102nd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 33.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 33.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 33.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 33.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 33.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 33.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 33.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 33.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 33.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 33.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 33.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 33.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 33.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 33.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 33.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 33.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 33.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 33.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 33.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 33.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 33.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 33.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 33.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 33.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 33.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 33.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 33.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 33.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 33.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 33.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 33.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was United States’s Forest area in 1991?
33.03% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is United States’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +2.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 33.78%; 2023: 33.78%; 2022: 33.79%; 2021: 33.8%; 2020: 33.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.