Environment in United States 820 indicators covering environment for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population using at least basic sanitation services 98.4% 2024 down 1.1% 42nd Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 up 0.6% 49th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.6% 2024 down 0.2% 44th People using improved drinking water sources 67,550 people 2024 down 96.8% 93rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 1,990 US dollar 2018 up 14.4% 2nd Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 1.50 million t 2024 down 74.9% 8th Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 1.25 million t 2024 down 47.8% 4th Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 2.33 million m3 2024 down 22.4% 12th Wood chips and particles — Production 31.84 million m3 2024 down 36.7% 3rd Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 2.71 million t 2016 down 31.5% 4th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 30.6% 2025 up 1.8% 121st Agriculture-driven deforestation 47,201 hectares 2024 down 46.0% 30th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 44th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 48th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 559,000 t 2024 down 62.6% 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -795.16 Mt CO2e 2023 up 8.5% 181st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 124.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.8% 5th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 10.02 million t 2024 up 148.5% 1st Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 1.87 million 1000 USD 2024 up 249.0% 1st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 24.5% 2023 down 3.2% 65th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 24.5% 2023 down 3.2% 61st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -211.5 Mt CO2e 2023 down 23.2% 180th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 153,291 t 2024 up 94.0% 8th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 80,430 1000 USD 2024 up 203.6% 8th Water Use Efficiency 49.26 2023 up 32.2% 53rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 52.92 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.4% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 436,317 t 2024 up 64.0% 1st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 276,247 1000 USD 2024 up 164.2% 1st Plastic waste exports 0 tonnes 2024 down 100.0% 144th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 252,791 2022 up 0.6% 4th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2.6% 2022 up 0.6% 22nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 76,486 2022 up 16.1% 5th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.8% 2022 up 16.1% 47th Reservoir minimum water area 48,440 2022 up 1.8% 3rd Reservoir minimum water area 0.5% 2022 up 1.8% 16th Reservoir maximum water area 53,327 2022 up 0.8% 3rd Reservoir maximum water area 0.5% 2022 up 0.8% 16th Reservoir minimum water area change 1.7% 2022 up 2,200.5% 117th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1.72 million Square kilometres 2022 up 0.4% 3rd Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 97.7% 2024 up 0.8% 20th Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 97.7% 2024 up 0.8% 20th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 49,608 Square kilometres 2022 up 62.8% 7th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 50,835 Square kilometres 2022 up 79.2% 3rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 43,258 m3 2024 up 1,170.8% 14th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 14,301 1000 USD 2024 up 4,411.4% 9th Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 7,839 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 3rd Land Surface Temperature 18.25 2021 up 15.8% 149th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 3.27 million t 2016 up 4.1% 1st Wood pellets — Export quantity 10.00 million t 2024 up 149.8% 1st Wood pellets — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD 2024 up 258.0% 1st Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 13,862 t 2024 down 45.7% 23rd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 10,108 1000 USD 2024 down 38.0% 16th Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration 4,930 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 2nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 down 67.2% 89th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.1% 2017 down 69.9% 121st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.3% 2017 down 42.9% 164th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from waste 146.75 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 8.6% 1st Water accounts - assets — Inflows from other territories 18 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 12th ← Previous Page 12 of 14 Next →