Statizoid

Environment in Northern America

1,022 indicators covering environment for Northern America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 116,700 km2 2021 up 10.7% 7th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 1.70 million km2 2021 down 1.8% 4th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 64.62 % 2025 up 0.3% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 76.28 % 2021 down 1.0% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 5.26 % 2021 up 3.7% 3rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 179,383 km2 2021 down 1.0% 7th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 12,368 km2 2021 up 3.6% 6th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 1.27 million 1000 USD 2008 up 123.0% 4th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 43,609 m3 2024 up 1,090,120.0% 6th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 14,495 1000 USD 2024 up 724,650.0% 5th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 203,391 ha th 2024 up 0.8% 4th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 28.7% 2022 up 329.6% 11th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 0.7% 2022 down 9.5% 10th
Liquid biofuels — Energy production 1.99 million TJ 2024 up 48.1% 5th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 3.67 million t 2016 up 1.4% 3rd
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 1.85 million TJ 2024 up 38.4% 5th
Wood pellets — Export quantity 13.05 million t 2024 up 131.2% 3rd
Wood pellets — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD 2024 up 202.7% 3rd
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 159,728 t 2024 up 12.4% 5th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 52,178 1000 USD 2024 up 39.0% 5th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 20.54 million m3 2024 up 11.7% 3rd
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 15,944 1000 ha 2019 — 4th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 179,768 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 156,422 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 32,770 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 43,351 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 129,621 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 11,425 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 362,633 t 2016 up 3.5% 3rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 184,406 1000 USD 2016 down 4.8% 3rd
Biogases — Energy consumption 3,323 TJ 2024 down 86.0% 11th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 3,323 TJ 2024 down 86.0% 11th
Biogasoline — Energy consumption 1.20 million TJ 2024 up 6.9% 4th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 125,967 t 2016 down 5.2% 3rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 51,296 1000 USD 2016 down 4.2% 3rd
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 23,166 m3 2024 up 767.6% 7th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 3,713 1000 USD 2024 up 1,180.3% 7th
Above-ground biomass in forest 106.31 t per ha 2025 up 2.9% 7th
Forest area 677,716 ha th 2025 down 0.1% 4th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 36.9% 2025 up 0.9% 5th
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 9.9% 2025 up 9.6% 10th