Forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States
United States: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States is 0.0092 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0121 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places United States 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0092 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 4.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4694 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in United States was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does United States rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- United States ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.