Deforestation tables and charts for United States of America

Deforestation data for United States of America , 1990-2005. United States of America 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 303,089,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 33.1
Other wooded land (hectares):
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 32,899,000
Total land area (hectares): 962,909,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	298,648,000	302,294,000	303,089,000	365000	0.1	159000	0.1	4,441,000	1.49	0
Other wooded land				0		0		0
Primary forests	105,268,000	105,258,000	104,182,000	-1,000	0	-215,200	-0.2	-1086000	-1.03	21420
Plantations	10,305,000	16,274,000	17,061,000	596,900	5.79	157,400	0.97	6756000	65.6	-83.3

Chart: Forest cover in United States, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in United States 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)