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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
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Chart: Primary forest cover in United States 1990-2005
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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)




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