United States's forest cover rose from 33.1 % in 1994 to 33.9 % in 2023.
United States · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
United States's forest area rose from 3.03M km in 1994 to 3.1M km in 2023.
United States's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 13.6 % in 2013 to 12.9 % in 2025.
United States's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 46.0 % in 1994 to 46.1 % in 2023.
United States's arable land (% of land area) fell from 19.9 % in 1994 to 16.6 % in 2023.
Air
United States's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 15.5 in 1994 to 7.0 in 2023.
Water
United States's water stress fell from 16.6 % in 1993 to 15.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
54th of 181 · 2nd in N. America
United States's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 10,842 in 1993 to 8,437 in 2022.
Access
United States's safe drinking water rose from 95.4 % in 2005 to 97.6 % in 2024.
United States's safe sanitation rose from 96.7 % in 2000 to 97.0 % in 2024.