Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America
North America: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America is 0.0174 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America peaked at 0.0235 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places North America 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 0.021 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0193 sq. km per person | 0.0208 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 0.0179 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1951 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North America was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0235 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does North America rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- North America ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.