Forest area as a share of land area

33.9 (%) in 2021

In 2021, forest area as a share of land area for United States of America was 33.9 %. Forest area as a share of land area of United States of America increased from 33.2 % in 2002 to 33.9 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.10%.

The description is composed by our digital data assistant.

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.

Date Value Change, %
2021 33.9 0.00%
2020 33.9 0.00%
2019 33.9 0.00%
2018 33.9 0.00%
2017 33.9 -0.10%
2016 33.9 0.00%
2015 33.9 0.09%
2014 33.9 0.09%
2013 33.8 0.09%
2012 33.8 0.09%
2011 33.8 0.09%
2010 33.7