Environment in United States 820 indicators covering environment for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 13.45 million m3 2024 up 16.9% 3rd Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 479,231 million SLC 2021 up 37.1% 31st Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 479,231 million USD 2021 up 37.1% 2nd Forest certified for sustainable use 39.87 million thousands of hectares 2024 up 6.2% 2nd Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 39,867 2024 up 6.2% 2nd Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 2.4% 2022 up 38.5% 184th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 27.1% 2022 up 186.8% 200th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 26,396 t 2016 down 74.2% 5th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 15,558 1000 USD 2016 down 73.9% 5th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 6.13 % 2021 up 181.4% 26th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 6.13 % 2021 up 181.4% 26th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 9.95 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 11.5% 146th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0 kilograms 2024 down 100.0% 157th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 874 m3 2024 up 350.5% 52nd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 1,370 1000 USD 2024 up 8,462.5% 31st Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 98,388 t 2016 up 209.3% 4th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 40,725 1000 USD 2016 up 214.9% 4th Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 139th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 23,989 m3 2024 down 46.7% 18th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 7,488 1000 USD 2024 down 39.5% 10th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 9.83 million t 2024 up 65.3% 1st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 9th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 219,822 t 2016 down 74.4% 3rd Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 108,854 t 2024 down 28.4% 11th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 52,062 1000 USD 2024 down 29.2% 9th Above-ground forest biomass 129.5 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 7.1% 90th Above-ground biomass in forest 129.5 2025 up 7.1% 96th Forest area 308,895 2025 down 0.4% 5th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 33.8% 2025 down 0.4% 120th Share of forest area within protected areas 10.0% 2025 up 4.1% 138th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 10.0% 2025 up 4.1% 136th Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 120.09 Index 2018 up 15.7% 20th Wood pellets — Production 9.72 million t 2024 up 63.4% 1st Cropland area certified organic — Area 2,061 1000 ha 2024 up 87.6% 1st Ozone (O₃) concentration 67 ppb 2015 down 2.9% 34th Coastal protection 81.5 2025 up 5.5% 54th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 21,430 t 2016 down 87.6% 12th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 11,807 1000 USD 2016 down 86.1% 12th Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area 21,503 1000 ha 2024 down 6.3% 2nd Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % 2024 down 5.6% 47th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 111,580 t 2024 up 523.4% 17th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 174 m3 2024 down 99.9% 44th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 248 1000 USD 2024 down 98.9% 36th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 35,789 t 2024 down 23.9% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 17,511 1000 USD 2024 down 24.1% 4th Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 2.91 million t 2024 down 47.2% 2nd Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 68.6% 2025 up 0.7% 46th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 23,395 t 2016 up 64.5% 2nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 8,702 1000 USD 2016 up 77.6% 2nd Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 18,790 2022 down 69.3% 74th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 68.9% 2021 — 9th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 39,274 2021 — 24th Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste 978,285 Gigawatt hours 2022 up 18.2% 1st Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply 23,340 Cubic metres 2020 up 15.7% 1st Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 1.75 million 2019 down 11.3% 13th Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment 75.5 Percentage of population 2012 up 0.1% 22nd ← Previous Page 13 of 14 Next →