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Forest area — Northern America

Forest area in Northern America in 2023 — 6,566,131 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.9%.

2023 6.57M km² −0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 6.57M km²2015
Period minimum 6.51M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Northern America, 1990–20236.5M6.52M6.54M6.56M6.58M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6,507,239 km²1991: 6,507,854 km²1992: 6,508,469 km²1993: 6,509,084 km²1994: 6,509,699 km²1995: 6,510,315 km²1996: 6,510,930 km²1997: 6,511,545 km²1998: 6,512,160 km²1999: 6,512,775 km²2000: 6,513,390 km²2001: 6,518,094 km²2002: 6,522,798 km²2003: 6,527,502 km²2004: 6,532,207 km²2005: 6,536,911 km²2006: 6,541,615 km²2007: 6,546,319 km²2008: 6,551,024 km²2009: 6,555,728 km²2010: 6,560,432 km²2011: 6,562,769 km²2012: 6,565,106 km²2013: 6,567,443 km²2014: 6,569,780 km²2015: 6,572,117 km²2016: 6,571,720 km²2017: 6,568,351 km²2018: 6,567,981 km²2019: 6,567,611 km²2020: 6,567,241 km²2021: 6,566,871 km²2022: 6,566,501 km²2023: 6,566,131 km²
Change over the period: +58,892 (+0.91%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 6.57M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2022 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2021 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2020 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2019 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2018 6.57M −370 −0.01%
2017 6.57M −3,370 −0.05%
2016 6.57M −397 −0.01%
2015 6.57M +2,337 +0.04%
2014 6.57M +2,337 +0.04%
2013 6.57M +2,337 +0.04%
2012 6.57M +2,337 +0.04%
2011 6.56M +2,337 +0.04%
2010 6.56M +4,704 +0.07%
2009 6.56M +4,704 +0.07%
2008 6.55M +4,704 +0.07%
2007 6.55M +4,704 +0.07%
2006 6.54M +4,704 +0.07%
2005 6.54M +4,704 +0.07%
2004 6.53M +4,704 +0.07%
2003 6.53M +4,704 +0.07%
2002 6.52M +4,704 +0.07%
2001 6.52M +4,704 +0.07%
2000 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1999 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1998 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1997 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1996 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1995 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1994 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1993 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1992 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1991 6.51M +615 +0.01%
1990 6.51M — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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