Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States
United States: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 49,343 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
United States recorded 49,343 hectares for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States peaked at 120,264 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36,850 hectares, in 2013.
United States ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83,189 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 77,162 hectares | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 71,816 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 115,642 hectares | +61.0% |
| 2005 | 120,264 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 119,920 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 105,388 hectares | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 76,124 hectares | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 47,057 hectares | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 52,755 hectares | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 46,306 hectares | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 53,186 hectares | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 36,850 hectares | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 48,248 hectares | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 46,643 hectares | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 66,061 hectares | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 74,849 hectares | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 61,074 hectares | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 58,434 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 57,256 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 58,183 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62,459 hectares | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 49,124 hectares | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 49,343 hectares | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 49,343 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.53 hectares, 505.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90,729 hectares | 47,057 hectares | 120,264 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,440 hectares | 36,850 hectares | 74,849 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,273 hectares | 49,124 hectares | 62,459 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in United States was 49,343 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 120,264 hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,850 hectares in 2013.
- How does United States rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- United States ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.