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